Although the focus of the smartphone world is very much on the Samsung Galaxy S4 event later today where we expect to hear all of the official gen at last, we want to talk for a moment about the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2. These two are extremely popular and impressive devices and Amazon US has now slashed the prices on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, very timely indeed. Read on for all of the details you need.
A particularly good bargain can be had on the Galaxy S3 and although we’d expect price cuts with the Galaxy S4 so close to release we haven’t seen anything as competitive as this previously. We had seen deals recently for the Galaxy S3 where the price had been discounted to $99.99 on a two-year contract but Amazon has topped that completely.
If you purchase currently through Amazon US with the usual two-year contract the Galaxy S3 is now available on Verizon in black, blue or white color options from only $0.01. For AT&T it’s available in blue, white or red, also for only 1 cent and for Sprint you can get the Galaxy S3 in blue or white, again for $0.01. Now that’s some serious price-cutting.
Prices of the Galaxy Note 2 phablet have also been cut on Amazon from today. On AT&T it’s available in titanium or white for $149.99 on a two-year contract. Better still, if Sprint is your choice of carrier the Galaxy Note 2 is currently available in titanium or white for only $69.99 on-contract. We imagine these prices are for new customers only but the source link below doesn’t make that clear. Nevertheless these are prices certainly worth considering.Although the Galaxy S4 is due to be announced later this evening the Galaxy S3 is still a very notable device. The Galaxy Note 3 may not be along for many months yet so these are attractive prices for the Note 2.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon official 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update
We can hardly believe we’re about to say this but we have official news. We’ve been documenting for some time how Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon owners have had a raw deal as far as OS updates are concerned. We are delighted to now be able to tell readers that Verizon has officially announced that the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update is now starting to be rolled out, bringing the device right up to the latest update available.
Regular readers who have been following the sorry tale of missing OS updates for Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus may remember that at the beginning of the month we told how signs were promising that Jelly Bean was coming. Previously we had not known if the next OS update for the phone would just be the next in the missing line of updates or whether it would skip right to the latest 4.2.2. update and we were then able to tell people that 4.2.2 was indeed being tested.
One of the XDA developers confirmed he had received Jelly Bean 4.2.2 (Build JDQ39) and so all the indications were that the update could soon be officially rolled out. We have just this minute heard that Verizon has now made this official and that the 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update will start rolling out in stages from today. Yes, today! Verizon also gives details of some of the benefits of Jelly Bean 4.2.2 including new camera features such as the panoramic photosphere function and new photo customization tools.
Other Jelly Bean delights include a new Gesture Keyboard and enhancements that allow users to put widgets on the lock screen. Bear in mind that Verizon says the rollout of this update for the Galaxy Nexus begins today but as it’s being pushed out in phases please be patient. Hopefully it won’t be too long before you receive notification but there should also be an official manual download location available shortly.
This news should make an awful lot of Galaxy Nexus on Verizon owners very happy but we know just how many of you have been very frustrated with this long-running saga. We’re glad you’ll finally get Jelly Bean 4.2.2 on your device but ultimately it has been far too long coming.
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