Samsung Galaxy S4 Blue Version Now Available On Best Buy, Flagship Will Still Have Android 4.3 Jelly Bean; Upgrade To Android 4.4 Maybe End Of The Year

Samsung Galaxy S4 blue version, or more formally called the Arctic Blue shade of the flagship is now exclusively available on Best Buy. The new device will be running on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, with many expecting it to have the Android 4.4 KitKat update very soon. Samsung Galaxy S4 on Android 4.3 enables to support the wearable gadget, Samsung Galaxy Gear.

Mashable earlier reported that Best Buy will be offering the blue version of the flagship exclusively. The retail giant began selling the device Thursday, November 14.

According to Mashable, the South Korean tech giant announced last summer that it would add more color options for the Galaxy S4. It was originally served only in black and white or Black Mist and White Frost, respectively. The new set of Samsung Galaxy S4’s - Blue Arctic, Red Aurora, Pink Twilight, Purple Mirage and Brown Autumn - all took time to arrive in the U.S.

Carriers like AT&T and Verizon have offered the phone in red and Sprint offers the S4 in purple. After the iPhone 5S was launched, Samsung announced the gold version of the S4.

What is still unknown, however, is if the new Samsung Galaxy S4 will have Android 4.3 out of the box. The device only recently received an upgrade of the Android OS. It would be a plus for the newest colors of Samsung in the market to have the new Android, however, as it also automatically ensures that it gives support to Samsung Galaxy Gear.

Mashable noted that the exclusive contract Best Buy has with the Galaxy S4 is beyond coincidence. Both the retail giant and mobile device leader has been forging stronger partnerships as of late. Samsung launched its Samsung Experience Shops, store-within-a-store concept in several Best Buy locations earlier this year.

Like the Moto G, which was released this week in Brazil and other parts of Europe, the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be getting the Android 4.4 KitKat later on in the coming weeks. Some speculate that the S3 and S4 will possibly get it by year’s end. The LG Nexus 5 is the only handset available that has Android 4.4 KitKat, as it comes with it out of the box.

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