Last week Samsung released Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy S4 I9505 or the Snapdragon 600 powered model. Now the same treatment has been given to the I9500 Galaxy S4 which is powered by Samsung's own Exynos chipset. India and Indonesia get the dibbs on the new update, which mainly brings the new TouchWiz UI and galaxy Gear support to the GS4.
Here is the complete change log:
- OpenGL 3.0 Support
- GALAXY GEAR Support
- TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)
- ANT+ Support
- Samsung KNOX Implementation (KNOX bootloader and dedicated application)
- Samsung Wallet comes pre-loaded
- Improved RAM management
- Improved Display colour reproduction (Display looks much sharper than before)
- Improved TouchWiz Launcher (Much less launcher redraws and less lag)
- New Samsung Keyboard
- New Samsung Browser (Full screen by default, new tab interface and more)
- New Reading Mode (Optimises display for reading, used by only a few specific applications)
- New Camera firmware
- Minor UI tweaks (Contacts app, Flashlight Widget, dialog boxes etc)
The Galaxy S3 will get the Android 4.3 treatment in November while the Galaxy Note II will get the new update in December since the new S-PEN API's for the Note II need to be ported to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.
