The Samsung Galaxy S2, one of the most popular phones of 2012, will not be receiving Android's 4.1 Jelly Bean update due to hardware limitations, the Christian Post reported.

Samsung is yet to announce a full list of devices that will receive the update, but the Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Galaxy S2 are two guaranteed devices to be updated.

The hardware limitations of the Galaxy S2 include a low screen resolution and a dual-core processor, according to the Christian Post. A quad-core chip is preferred to run Jelly Bean.

Google announced Android's Jelly Bean upgrade last week at the annual I/O developer's conference, but It's difficult to get as excited about Android software updates as those of Apple's iOS, because manufacturers and carriers aren't clearing the new versions quick enough, and therefore many people are left with older versions of the software on their devices.

The software that was unveiled at Google's annual developer conference on Wednesday will first be rolled out on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S, the company announced at I/O 2012. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is expected to receive the update in the fourth corner of 2012.

The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update comes with a whole host of features that will enhance the Galaxy S3. Its performance is significantly faster than Ice Cream Sandwich. Jelly Bean is built to harness the power of mobile processors better, and improve CPU utilization, according to Google.

Project Butter

The main aim of Jelly Bean's Project Butter is for devices to run with silky smooth graphics and a seamless response rate. It does this by predicting where the user's finger will be.

Google Chrome Default Browser


Honeycomb and ICS's default browsers have been replaced by Google Chrome on Jelly Bean. It's speedy, elegant and one of the best browsers on the market.

Google Now


This is a new feature to Jelly Bean that is run through a Siri-like voice recognition tool. It gives you answers and prompts based on your interests identified through your Google Search history, calendar and location data.

Widgets


On Jelly Bean, widgets can be re-sized and organized by users manually.

Improved Camera App

The Jelly Bean camera app has been improved the way photos can be viewed. Users can access their photos in an nstant with a swipe gesture and a pinch-in-zoom gesture turns the screen into a film strip.

Android Beam

The NFC file- sharing interface has been significantly improved through Jelly Bean. Users can now hook-up to another NFC - enabled Android phone by tapping it against another device. Information is then transferred between the two phones through Bluetooth.

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