Samsung Russia has announced that it’s entire line of Galaxy products are getting the Gingerbread update. While many phones have already got the update , the company has promised that it’s bringing the gingerbread update to the Galaxy Tab 3G and WiFi models and also the Galaxy SL i9003. The Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5 will not get Gingerbread love but only Froyo !
Here is the status of the rollout from Samsung.
| Model | Release date update |
| Galaxy Ace (S5830) | 12/05/2011 |
| Galaxy Fit (S5670) | 05/19/2011 |
| Galaxy Gio (S5660) | 07/07/2011 |
| Galaxy S (I9000) | 07/04/2011 |
| Galaxy Mini (S5570) | 08/07/2011 |
| Galaxy Tab (P1000) | getting ready |
| Galaxy Tab WiFi (P1010) | getting ready |
| Galaxy scLCD (I9003) | getting ready |
Here are the improvements due to the Gingerbread update ( translated from the source )
- Improved user interface enables rapid access to settings and intuitive control. Members will also appreciate the optimized system with support for multitouch input and a function copy / paste in one touch.
- Higher performance – on time smartphone and download HD-video was cut in half.
- The ability to use the front camera of the applications.
- Best performance in 3D-games and the ability to control with built-in motion sensor (gyroscope).
- Enhanced support for audio codecs and audio effects for high-quality audio playback and recording.
- Support for embedded video on web pages (WebM / VP8).
- Extending the device by optimizing the energy consumption and monitor the use of battery power with the charts and displaying statistics.