Which Devices Will Get The Android 4.4 KitKat Update?
Google officially released Android 4.4 KitKat with the release of the Google Nexus 5 yesterday. HTC were the first ones to announce that the update will be arriving on their top of the shelf model the HTC One. Samsung on the other hand was quite silent and the only device that will be getting the KitKat update in near future is the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition.
Google claimed that the 4.4 has huge performance upgrades that allow the new Android version to run on devices with 512 MB of RAM. Since most of the Android smartphones are low end devices, with less then 1GB or RAM, this should come as a good news. But what about those power beasts, flagship smartphones? Here is the full list of confirmed devices that will get the Android 4.4 in near future.
HTC phones to get Android 4.4
UPDATE Nov 16, 2013: Huawei has confirmed that Ascend P6 will get the Android 4.4 firmware upgrade, Samsung on the other hand will release the KitKat update to the S4 and Note 3 later in 2014, due to the integration with the Galaxy Gear smartwatch.
UPDATE Nov 20, 2013: HTC announced that most of the devices will get the KitKat update in January 2014. A new device, the HTC Droid DNA was added to the list scheduled to receive the update by the end of the first quarter of 2014.
UPDATE Nov 22, 2013: Moto X Verizon owners get the Android 4.4 update, followed by T-Mobile and AT&T.
UPDATE Nov 25, 2013: HTC One Google Play Edition Android 4.4 update started to roll out.
UPDATE Nov 26, 2013: Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition is getting the KitKat update.
UPDATE Dec 08, 2013: More Samsung, HTC, Sony and LG devices added to the list of devices to be getting the Android 4.4.
This post will be updated as soon as new information is available.
Google claimed that the 4.4 has huge performance upgrades that allow the new Android version to run on devices with 512 MB of RAM. Since most of the Android smartphones are low end devices, with less then 1GB or RAM, this should come as a good news. But what about those power beasts, flagship smartphones? Here is the full list of confirmed devices that will get the Android 4.4 in near future.
HTC phones to get Android 4.4
- HTC One (including carrier models) – January, 2014
- HTC One Mini - January, 2014
- HTC One Max - January, 2014
- HTC One Google Play Edition – Download
- HTC Droid DNA - Q1, 2014
- HTC One X+
- HTC One X
- New Desire series phones launched in 2013
- HTC Droid DNA
- HTC J
- HTC Butterfly
- Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition – Released
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3
- Samsung Galaxy Mega (no confirmation whether the 5.8, 6.3 or both)
- Samsung Galaxy S3
- Samsung Galaxy Note II
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 & Tab 2
- Nexus 4 – December, 2013
- Nexus 7 – November, 2013
- Nexus 10 – November, 2013
- Droid Ultra – TBA
- Droid Maxx – TBA
- Droid Mini – TBA
- Droid Razr HD - TBA
- Droid Razr Maxx HD - TBA
- Droid Razr M - TBA
- Moto X – Released
- LG G2
- LG Nexus 4
- LG Optimus L7, L5, L3
- LG Optimus G
- LG Optimus G Pro
- LG Optimus VU
- Ascend P6 - Confirmed, skipping 4.3 and going directly to 4.4 in January / February 2014
- Sony Xperia Z1
- Sony Xperia Z
- Sony Xperia Z Ultra
- Sony Xperia ZL
- Sony Xperia Tablet Z
UPDATE Nov 16, 2013: Huawei has confirmed that Ascend P6 will get the Android 4.4 firmware upgrade, Samsung on the other hand will release the KitKat update to the S4 and Note 3 later in 2014, due to the integration with the Galaxy Gear smartwatch.
UPDATE Nov 20, 2013: HTC announced that most of the devices will get the KitKat update in January 2014. A new device, the HTC Droid DNA was added to the list scheduled to receive the update by the end of the first quarter of 2014.
UPDATE Nov 22, 2013: Moto X Verizon owners get the Android 4.4 update, followed by T-Mobile and AT&T.
UPDATE Nov 25, 2013: HTC One Google Play Edition Android 4.4 update started to roll out.
UPDATE Nov 26, 2013: Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition is getting the KitKat update.
UPDATE Dec 08, 2013: More Samsung, HTC, Sony and LG devices added to the list of devices to be getting the Android 4.4.
This post will be updated as soon as new information is available.