TouchWiz was a user interface developed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd with partners, featuring a full

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. It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as an operating system. TouchWiz is used internally by Samsung for

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s and

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s, and is not available for licensing by external parties. The Android version of TouchWiz also comes with the Samsung-made

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Galaxy Apps (Galaxy Store). It was replaced by

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in 2017 with the release of Android 7.1.1 “Nougat”.

History

Overview

The first, original, edition of TouchWiz was released in 2009. This 1.0 version was officially launched with the original Samsung Solstice in 2009. The latest version of TouchWiz is TouchWiz 6.0, which is on the Samsung Galaxy J1 mini Prime and TouchWiz 5.0 on the

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feature a more refined user interface as compared to the previous versions found on Samsung's older phones released prior to Galaxy S5's release. The status bar is now transparent during home screen mode in TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0 and TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5. In TouchWiz 4.0 on

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and the

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(both later updated to Nature UX), some of the features added include panning and tilt, which makes use of the accelerometer and gyroscope in the phone to detect motion. TouchWiz is used by Samsung's own proprietary operating systems,

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and REX, as well as by phones based on the Android operating system prior to Android Nougat. It is also present in phones running the

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operating system. TouchWiz was abandoned by Samsung in late 2016 in favor of

. TouchWiz was a central issue in the

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between Apple and Samsung.

TouchWiz 1.0

This was the original edition of TouchWiz, released in 2008, with pre-introduction (trial) on the SGH-F480. This version is officially launched with the original Samsung Solstice in 2009. Various versions of TouchWiz 1.0, with different features, were used on Solstice's siblings such as the Samsung Eternity, Impression,

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and Highlight.

TouchWiz 2.0

This was the original second edition of TouchWiz, released in 2009. This version premiered with the Samsung Solstice 2 in 2010.

TouchWiz 3.0

Released in 2010, to support Android Eclair (2.1) and

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(2.2). This version premiered with the

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. A lite version of TouchWiz 3.0, with reduced features, was used on the Samsung Galaxy Proclaim.

TouchWiz 4.0

The second version of TouchWiz was released in 2011, to support

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and

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(2.3 - 3.2.6). The

was the first device preloaded with TouchWiz 4.0. This version includes better

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than 3.0, as well multiple touchscreen options involving

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and using the phone's

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. One such feature allows users to place two fingers on the screen and tilt the device towards and away from themselves, to zoom in and out, respectively. "Panning" on TouchWiz 4.0 allows users to scroll through

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s by moving the device from side to side.

TouchWiz Nature UX

The third version of TouchWiz was renamed to TouchWiz Nature UX. It was released in 2012 and supported

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(4.0). The

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and Galaxy Note 10.1 were the first devices preloaded with this version, although a "lite" version was used beforehand on the

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. The 2013 Galaxy S2 "Plus" variant featured this user interface as well. TouchWiz Nature UX contains more interactive elements than previous version, such as a water ripple effect on the lock screen, and "smart stay", a feature which uses

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technology to determine if the user is still watching the screen. Users are able to set custom vibration patterns for phone calls and notifications. The keyboard software is equipped with a

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. A pinch-to-zoom magnification feature and a

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mode ("pop-up play") have been added to the precluded

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, as well as panning and zooming motion gestures in the gallery software. To complement the TouchWiz interface, and as a response to Apple's

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, this version introduced S Voice, Samsung's

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. The colour palette of the user interface has been adapted to the colours of nature, prominently green (plants, forest, grass) and blue (ocean, sky), to visually represent the slogan “Inspired by Nature”. This version of TouchWiz also utilized many

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s. Criticism has been aimed at the inability of the

and

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to work in horizontal display orientation.

Premium suite upgrade

With the Android 4.1 update (pre-installed on the

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), Samsung delivered a "premium suite upgrade", whose improvements include a

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mode, making this the first mobile user interface to run more than one application simultaneously. Other additions and accessibility improvements are "easy mode", a simplified home screen option with larger icons, "smart rotation", where the screen rotates after the orientation of the user's face detected through the front camera, a low-light shot mode, the ability to adjust the volume of each side of headphones separately, a "reader mode" for

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(formerly known as "S Browser") with adjustable font size, "Page Buddy", which can detect the user's intended action such as opening the music player when plugging in earphones, and the ability to read the news feed from Facebook in particular directly from the lock screen well before common lock screen notifications were released with Android 5.0 "Lollipop".

TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0

This version supports Android Jellybean (4.2.2) and was released in 2013; the

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was the first device to use TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0. Even more eye tracking abilities were introduced with this version, such as "smart scroll", which allows users to scroll down and up on webpages by tilting their head downwards and upwards, respectively. The on-screen buttons for photo, video and modes now have a

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texture, and both photo and video recording modes are combined into one viewfinder page rather than separated by switching modes. Samsung Galaxy S4 review: Supernova – Page 9: Camera
– GSM Arena, 28 March 2013 The audio setting (mute / vibrate / sound) is also accessible from the device options (power off / restart / data network mode / flight mode) which is accessed through holding the power button. With

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KitKat, which rolled out in February 2014 to Samsung Galaxy devices, the colours of the green battery icon, as well as the green (upstream) and orange (downstream) indicator arrows in the top status bar have been changed to grey.

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TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5 was released in 2013 to support the last updates to Android Jellybean (4.1–4.3), and was first used on the

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and the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. This version completely supports the

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security solution, as well as

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capabilities. The camera was also improved in this update:

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was reduced, and features like a 360° panorama mode were added. The settings menu is equipped with a new search feature.Tips and tricks for the Galaxy Note 3
- CNet.com, October 7th 2013 It is the first mobile user interface to feature windowing. To the existing split-screen feature, the abilities to

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items inbetween and open select apps twice was added. A vertical ''one-handed operation mode'' has been added for the Galaxy Note 3. It can be accessed with a swiping gesture on either side of the screen and allows variably shrinking the simulated size of the screen. It also is equipped with on-screen navigation (options, home, back) and volume keys (up, down).

TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0

TouchWiz 2014 quick toggle customization

This update was released in 2014 to support

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(4.4). It was first seen on the

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, Galaxy K Zoom and the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. It later appeared on the Galaxy Alpha. The home screen and settings menu were made more user-friendly with larger icons and less clutter. Also, icons in the

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s were removed for minimalism,Context menu on the Galaxy S4 (2013, with icons)
an
on the Galaxy S5 (2014, without icons)
and any disabled options, where previously they would have been visible but unusable ( grayed out), now do not show up at all. The ''one-handed operation mode'' available on the Galaxy S5 allows setting shortcuts for apps and contacts. A floating menu with user-specified app shortcuts has also been added. The new colour palette utilizes oceanic colours (e.g. ''#006578, #00151C, #004754, #009ba1, #005060, #0034da and #001d27''Samsung Galaxy S5 screenshot: ''settings''
. Please add a PNG screenshot with original (1080×1920) resolution.) to reference the Galaxy S5's water resistance. Some budget devices, such as the

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, Galaxy J1 Ace, Galaxy V Plus, Galaxy Grand Neo Plus and Galaxy Tab E feature a reduced version of TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0 called "TouchWiz Essence UX", which is adapted for devices with less than 1 GB of RAM. This version has an ultra-power-saving mode, which drastically extends the battery duration by making the screen

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, restricting the apps that can be used, and turning off features like

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and

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. The redesigned settings menu has

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icons instead of previously used self-coloured clip-art, and is equipped with three distinct viewing modes: ''Grid view'', ''List view'' and ''Tab view''.How to change the Settings view on Galaxy S5?
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of the device (e.g. ''SM-G900F'', ''SM-G901F'').

TouchWiz Nature UX 3.5

This is a slightly modified version of TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0, released in 2014 for the

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, Galaxy Note Edge and Galaxy A-series (2015). Most of the changes made were minor, aesthetic ones, including an overhaul of the cluttered settings menu, the inclusion of quick setting shortcuts and centralization of the lock screen clock. However, the camera application was stripped down to its most basic features, removing features such as the

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-powered ''remote viewfinder'', nonetheless gaining an AF/ AE lock feature accessible through tapping and holding in the camera viewfinder. The ''"grid view"'' setting menu viewing mode introduced in ''TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0'' has been removed.Samsung Galaxy Note 4 review
− Andrew Martonik – Android Central, 15 Oct 2014 Menus and system applications use white instead of dark backgrounds. The recent task switcher has changed into a vertically scrollable list with overlapping thumbnails, while a flat list with non-overlapping thumbnails with orientation-based scrolling direction had been used previously. The ability to use shortcuts for apps and contacts in the one-handed operation mode has been removed.

TouchWiz Nature UX 4.0

This version comes with

, and so supports Android Lollipop and was released in 2014. Update 4.0 eventually became available to the

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(2013) and

and Note 4 (2014), and other Lollipop-compatible devices, but with fewer features. This version of TouchWiz continued the design that was initially seen on the Galaxy S5, with slightly more rounded icons, but also incorporated Lollipop's additions and changes, such as making the notification

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merely an overlay instead of a full-screen drawer and colouring it neon blue. TouchWiz Nature UX 4.0 also included a visual overhaul for the whole system, changing the black background in system apps to a white theme, similar to TouchWiz Nature UX 3.5 seen on the Note 4 & A series. The black theme had been in place since the original

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, because it reduced battery consumption as Samsung mainly uses

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display technology. It was changed because of a patent licensing deal with

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, which required that the TouchWiz interface follow the design of "stock" Android more closely. The size of the current video file and the remaining space storage amount is no longer indicated in the camera software viewfinder during video recording, and the audio controls (''silent'', ''vibration only'', ''on'') have been removed from the power menu.

TouchWiz 5.0

With TouchWiz 5.0, Samsung reverted to the earlier, simpler naming system, without the "Nature UX" infix, to reflect aesthetic changes. This version was released in 2015 primarily for the

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, and supports later updates to Android Lollipop (5.0.2–5.1.1). This update cleaned up the user interface, reduced the number of duplicate functions, and used brighter and simpler colours with icon shadows. Many icons in top bars have been replaced with uppercase text labels such as "". A new version of TouchWiz 5.0 was released in September 2015 for the

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and S6 Edge+. The new version features updated iconography, with stock apps now featuring "

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" icons instead of freeform, and a re-added single-handed operation mode that was removed on the Galaxy S6 after being available on the S5. However, it is opened with a triple-press of the home button instead of a swiping gesture, lacks on-screen keys (navigation, volume controls, app/contact shortcuts) and only has one fixed size. The camera user interface has undergone several changes as well. Shortcuts on the left pane are no longer customizable, and the settings are on a separate page rather than on top of an active viewfinder. Mid-range and entry-level devices feature a version named "TouchWiz Essence 2.0". It is similar to TouchWiz 5.0 but icon shadows are not included along with or without Theme Support. It is comparatively lighter, faster and featured on devices such as the 2016 A series,

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, tablets and the J series devices which run Android Lollipop. It also doesn't feature the Sparkling Bubbles lockscreen effect exclusive to Galaxy S6 devices and the Note 5. Galaxy S6 user reports suggest that the step-by-step frame navigation and still frame image extraction features have been removed from Samsung's precluded video player software.

TouchWiz 6.0

This version of TouchWiz began during initial beta testing of

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on the

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in December 2015, for users who had signed up for the beta program, and became formally available in February 2016. It features a redesigned notification drop-down and colour overhaul, replacing the original blue and green hue to white. This version also removed the weather while centring and enlarging the clock on the

, as well as bringing back the ability to customize the shortcuts on the lock screen. Icons are slightly modified with a flatter look, removing the shadows that featured previously. The Smart Manager was removed as an app, and was moved to a settings option instead. On this version, Samsung also added

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options such as ''Show button shapes'', where buttons are outlined with a visible border and a shaded background to increase contrast from the background, and the ability change the display density setting, although this was initially only accessible through a third-party app as the setting was hidden by the system. An update to the

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and S7 Edge made it official, allowing users to change it under the display settings. TouchWiz 6.0 also includes Google's additions to Android: Doze and App Standby to improve battery performance (although Samsung's own app optimization feature remains available, thus meaning there are two separate "app optimization" settings: one within the Smart Manager app, and the other within the battery usage screen), Now on Tap to quickly access the

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, and Permission Control to limit the permissions granted to a particular application.

TouchWiz Grace UX

First released with the

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for

, the Grace UX was named after the device's codename, and eventually made its way to older devices, including the Galaxy Note 5 through an update, the

and S7 Edge through the official

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update. The Grace UX features a cleaner, flatter look to iconography and extensive use of white space. TouchWiz Grace UX devices also benefit from the Secure Folder functionality, which enables users to keep certain data, and even apps, behind a secure password. In addition, for most countries, all the languages that were absent from previous versions (

or earlier) will be available in this release, starting with the Galaxy Tab S3.

Devices running Samsung TouchWiz

Proprietary

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* Samsung Impact/Highlight *

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* Samsung Preston * Samsung Solstice * Samsung Corby * Samsung Star *

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* Samsung Ultra Touch * Samsung Blue Earth *Samsung Monte

Bada

Samsung Wave 575 The Samsung Wave S575 (or "Samsung Wave S5750") which is the successor of Samsung Wave 525 is the smartphone running the new bada 1.1 Operating system designed by Samsung. Wave 575 was officially released by Samsung on 8 October 2010. The Wave has ...

(TouchWiz 3.0) * Samsung Wave S8500 *

Samsung Wave II S8530 The Samsung Wave II S8530 (or "Samsung Wave II") is the successor of the Samsung Wave S8500 smartphone running the Bada 1.2 operating system designed by Samsung, which was commercially released in October 2010. The Wave is a slim touchscreen pho ...

*Samsung Wave 723 (TouchWiz 3.0) *Samsung Wave 525 (TouchWiz 3.0) *Samsung Wave Y *Samsung Wave 3 (TouchWiz 4.0)

Windows Mobile

Samsung Omnia II The Samsung Omnia II GT-I8000(H/L/U) is a multimedia smartphone announced at Samsung Mobile Unpacked on June 15, 2009. Earlier Omnia II releases run Windows Mobile 6.1, however they are upgradable to version 6.5 Professional. There is also an u ...

Symbian

Samsung i8910 Samsung GT-i8910 Omnia HD is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung Electronics, first announced at MWC 2009 on February 18, 2009. The device was the first phone capable of playing and recording 720p HD video. It runs on the S60 5th Edition (Sym ...

Tizen

Samsung Z1 The Samsung Z1 is a smartphone created by Samsung Electronics. It was the first phone to use the Tizen operating system. It was released in India in January 2015, Bangladesh in February 2015 and Sri Lanka in May 2015. The phone was succeeded by ...

* Samsung Z3

Android

Cameras

* Samsung Galaxy Camera (TouchWiz Nature UX) *

Samsung Galaxy NX The Samsung Galaxy NX is a hybrid mirrorless interchangeable lens camera manufactured by Samsung, announced in June 2013. The Galaxy NX is an Android (4.2.2, upgradeable to Android Jelly Bean MR1) based mobile device which is the first of its kind ...

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Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 The Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 is a point-and-shoot camera which is an Android based mobile device. Announced at the 2014 Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Galaxy Camera 2 features Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5)

Smartphones

* Samsung Behold II *Samsung Illusion SCH-I110 (TouchWiz 3.0) *

Samsung Infuse 4G {{Infobox mobile phone , name = Samsung Infuse 4G (SGH-i997) , image = Samsung Infuse 4G 01.jpg , imagesize = 159px , caption = Samsung Infuse 4G , manufacturer = Samsung Electronics , carrier = AT&T Mobility, Rogers Wireless , networks = GS ...

(TouchWiz 3.0) * Samsung Rugby Smart (TouchWiz 3.0) * Samsung Droid Charge (TouchWiz 4.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX) *

Samsung Galaxy Chat Samsung Galaxy Chat GT-B5330 is an Android-based smartphone by Samsung, announced in July 2012 and released in August 2012. Its main features are 3G connection with speeds up to 7.2Mbit/s and Wi-Fi. Features Galaxy Chat features Android 4.0.4 ...

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Samsung Galaxy Gio Samsung Galaxy Gio (GT-S5660) is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung and running the Android operating system. It was announced at the 2011 Mobile World Congress as one of four low-end Samsung smartphones, along with '' Galaxy Ace'', '' Gala ...

(TouchWiz 3.0) * Samsung Galaxy Fit (TouchWiz 3.0) *

Samsung Galaxy Mini The Samsung Galaxy Mini (GT-S5570 /L/i is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung that runs the Android operating system. It was announced and released by Samsung in early 2011. In some markets it is known as Samsung Galaxy Next/Pop/NG, while it ...

(TouchWiz 3.0) *

Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung that runs the open source Android (operating system), Android Android Gingerbread, 2.3 "Gingerbread" operating system. It was announced and released by Samsung in February 2012. It is ...

(TouchWiz 4.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX) *

Samsung Galaxy 3 The Samsung Galaxy 3, also known as the Samsung Galaxy Apollo, Samsung Galaxy Mini in Italy, or Samsung Galaxy 580 in Hong Kong, is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung that runs the open source Android operating system. Announced and released ...

GT-i5800 (TouchWiz 3.0) * Samsung Galaxy 5 GT-i5500 (TouchWiz 3.0) *

Samsung Captivate Glide The Samsung Captivate Glide (SGH-i927) as it is called in the United States, and sold as the Samsung Galaxy S Glide (SGH-i927R) in Canada, is the first physical QWERTY Galaxy S class smartphone running under the Android operating system to be re ...

(TouchWiz 4.0) *Samsung Gravity Smart (TouchWiz 3.0) * Samsung Exhibit II 4G (TouchWiz 4.0) *

Samsung Galaxy Y Samsung Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) is an Android-based smartphone by Samsung, announced in August 2011. Its main features are 3G connection with speeds up to 7.2 Mbit/s and Wi-Fi. Features Galaxy Y features Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread OS with Sam ...

(TouchWiz 3.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz 4.0) * Samsung Galaxy W (TouchWiz 4.0) *Samsung Galaxy Light (TouchWiz 4.0) *Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) (TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0) *

Samsung Galaxy Ace The Samsung Galaxy Ace (also known as Samsung Galaxy Cooper in some territories) it was a smartphone manufactured by Samsung that runs the open source Android operating system. Announced and released by Samsung in February 2011, the Galaxy Ace f ...

(TouchWiz 3.0) *

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus The Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus (GT-S7500 /T/W it was a later generation of the Samsung Galaxy Ace (S5830), which was released by Samsung in 2011. The phone weighs , has a display size of 3.65 inches and retains the same 320x480 resolution as the orig ...

(TouchWiz 4.0) *

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 (GT-I8160) is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung that runs the Android (operating system), Android operating system. Announced and released by Samsung in February 2012, the Galaxy Ace 2 is the successor to the Samsung Galax ...

(TouchWiz 4.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX) *

Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 The Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 (GT-S7270/GT-S7272/GT-S7275R) is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung that runs the Android operating system. Announced and released by Samsung in June 2013, the Galaxy Ace 3 is the successor to the Galaxy Ace 2. Th ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5) *Samsung Galaxy Ace Style/ Ace 4/Ace 4 Neo (TouchWiz Essence UX) * Samsung Galaxy Express (TouchWiz Nature UX) *

Samsung Galaxy Grand The Samsung Galaxy Grand is a smartphone developed by Samsung Electronics, first announced on December 18, 2012. The phone has a dual core Cortex-A9 1.2 GHz processor and a RAM of 1 GB, with an internal memory of 8 GB which can be extended ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX, Upgradable to Nature UX 2.0) * Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (TouchWiz Essence UX) * Samsung Galaxy K Zoom (TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0) *Samsung Galaxy Premier (TouchWiz Nature UX) *Samsung Galaxy Prevail 2 (TouchWiz Nature UX) *Samsung Galaxy Pro (TouchWiz 3.0) *Samsung Galaxy Proclaim (TouchWiz 3.0 Lite) *

Samsung Galaxy Pocket 2 The Samsung Galaxy Pocket 2 is a small budget Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics and released in September 2014. Specifications Hardware The phone is powered by Spreadtrum SC7715 SoC with 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A7 CPU and ARM Mali 40 ...

(TouchWiz Essence UX) *

Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo The Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo is an Android smartphone manufactured by Samsung. It was announced in March 2013 and released in May 2013 as the successor to the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus.http://www.samsung.com/ph/consumer/mobile-devices/smartph ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0) *

Samsung Galaxy Young The Samsung Galaxy Young is a low-end smartphone by Samsung Electronics which was released in March 2013. Like all other Samsung Galaxy smartphones, the Galaxy Young runs on the Android mobile operating system. The phone features a 3.27 inch T ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX) *

Samsung Galaxy Young 2 The Samsung Galaxy Young 2 is a low-end smartphone by Samsung Electronics which was released in June 2014. Like all other Samsung Galaxy smartphones, the Galaxy Young runs on the Android mobile operating system. It has a 3.5 inch TFT LCD touc ...

(TouchWiz Essence UX) *

Samsung Galaxy Fame Samsung Galaxy Fame is a low-end smartphone by Samsung Electronics which was released in February 2013.Samsung Galaxy S The Samsung Galaxy S is a series of high-end Android phones made by Samsung. It may refer to: * Samsung Galaxy S (2010 smartphone) * Samsung Galaxy II * Samsung Galaxy III * Samsung Galaxy S4 * Samsung Galaxy S4 mini * Samsung Galaxy S5 * Sams ...

(TouchWiz 3.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz 4.0) *Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G (TouchWiz 4.0) * Samsung Galaxy S Duos (TouchWiz Nature UX) * Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 (TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0) * Samsung Galaxy SL (TouchWiz 3.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz 4.0) *

Samsung Galaxy S Plus The Samsung Galaxy S Plus or Samsung Galaxy S 2011 Edition is an Android smartphone, introduced July 2020. The Galaxy S Plus features the Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T chipset with a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion processor which is faster ...

(TouchWiz 3.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz 4.0) *

Samsung Galaxy S Advance The Samsung GT-I9070 Galaxy S Advance (also known as the Galaxy S II Lite) is an Android smartphone manufactured by Samsung Electronics. It was announced on 30 January 2012 and released in April 2012 as an "advanced" variant to the original Ga ...

(TouchWiz 4.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0) *

Samsung Galaxy S II The Samsung Galaxy S II (or Galaxy S2) is a touchscreen-enabled, slate-format Android smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Samsung Electronics, as the second smartphone of the Samsung Galaxy S series. It has additional software feat ...

(TouchWiz 4.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX (4.1.2)) * S II Skyrocket (TouchWiz 4.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX) *

Samsung Galaxy S II Plus The Samsung Galaxy S II (or Galaxy S2) is a touchscreen-enabled, slate-format Android smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Samsung Electronics, as the second smartphone of the Samsung Galaxy S series. It has additional software feat ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0) *

Samsung Galaxy S III The Samsung Galaxy S III (or Galaxy S3) is an Android smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Samsung Electronics. Launched in 2012, it had sold more than 80 million units overall, making it the most sold phone in the S series. I ...

/ S III Mini/

Samsung Galaxy S III Neo The Samsung Galaxy S III Neo (also known as the Galaxy S3 Lite) is a lower-cost hardware revision of the Samsung Galaxy S III. It has less features than the original, lacking a scratchproof screen and only 16GB of storage. Samsung unveiled the Ga ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5 (4.4.2 - S III/Neo), TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0 (S III Mini VE))

S4 Mini The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (stylized as Samsung GALAXY S4 mini) is an Android smartphone developed by the Korean manufacturer Samsung Electronics. Announced on May 31, 2013 and released in July 2013, the S4 Mini is a mid-range model of its flags ...

i919X/S4 Zoom/S4 LTE-A (GT-i9506) (TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 4.0) *

Samsung Galaxy S5 The Samsung Galaxy S5 is an Android-based smartphone unveiled, produced, released and marketed by Samsung Electronics as part of the Samsung Galaxy S series. Unveiled on 24 February 2014 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, it was rel ...

/ S5 Mini (TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (S5 Mini), TouchWiz 6.0 (Galaxy S5/S5 Mini)) *

S6 Edge The Samsung Galaxy S6 is a line of Android (operating system), Android-based smartphones manufactured, released and marketed by Samsung Electronics. Succeeding the Samsung Galaxy S5, the S6 was not released as a singular model, but instead in ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (5.0.2), upgradeable to Grace UX (7.0)) *

Samsung Galaxy Star The Samsung Galaxy Star is a low-end smartphone manufactured by Samsung Electronics. It is running on Android 4.1.2(Jelly Bean). It has unofficial Android 4.4, Android 5.1, 5.1, Android Marshmallow, 6.0.1 and Android Nougat, 7.1 roms. It was ann ...

S5282/S5280 (TouchWiz Nature UX) * Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace Neo (TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0) *Samsung Galaxy Star 2/Star 2 Plus (TouchWiz Essence UX) *

Samsung Galaxy Win The Samsung Galaxy Win or also known as ''Galaxy Grand Quattro'' in some markets is a smartphone developed by Samsung Electronics. It was announced by Samsung on May 20, 2013. The Samsung Galaxy Win has a quad core Cortex-A5 1.2 GHz process ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0) * Samsung Galaxy Core (TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5) *

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 The Samsung Galaxy Core 2 is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung Electronics. It was first unveiled by Samsung in July 2014 on the official website and was released the following month. It is the successor to the Samsung Galaxy Core. It runs on ...

(TouchWiz Essence UX) *

Samsung Galaxy J1 The Samsung Galaxy J1 is an Android smartphone developed by Samsung Electronics. It was released in January 2015 and is the first phone of the Galaxy J series. It was marketed as an entry-level device starting at $100. History The Galaxy J1 ...

(TouchWiz Essence UX) *

Samsung Galaxy J7 Samsung Galaxy J7 is a mid range Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics in 2015. In Latin America, Galaxy J7 (SM-J700M) was being sold alongside the Galaxy S5 Neo (SM-G903M), which shares same Exynos 7580 Octa SoC. A J7+ would be ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (5.1.1), upgradeable to TouchWiz 6.0 (6.0.1)) *

Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace The Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace is a lower mid-range smartphone manufactured by Samsung Electronics as part of the Galaxy J series. Specifications Hardware The J1 Ace features a Marvell PXA1908 SoC including a dual-core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 and ...

(TouchWiz Essence UX (4.4.4)) *Samsung Galaxy Trend Plus (TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0) *Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3/VE (TouchWiz Essence UX (4.4.4)) * Samsung Exhibit 4G (TouchWiz 3.0) *

Samsung Galaxy Alpha The Samsung Galaxy Alpha (SM-G850x) is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics. Unveiled on 13 August 2014, the device was released in September 2014. A high-end device, the Galaxy Alpha is Samsung's first Android-powered smartphon ...

(Touchwiz Nature UX 3.0 (4.4.4), Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 3.5 (4.4.4) and 5.0 (5.0.2)) *

Samsung Galaxy A3 Samsung Galaxy A3 refers to three Samsung Galaxy Android smart phones released in the 2010s. These are: * Samsung Galaxy A3 (2014); Android smartphone unveiled in October 2014, released in December 2014. * Samsung Galaxy A3 (2015); Android smartph ...

/ Samsung Galaxy A5/ Samsung Galaxy A7 (TouchWiz Nature UX 3.5 (4.4.4), Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (5.0.2) & TouchWiz 6.0 (6.0.1)) *

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy A3 2016 Edition is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics. It was introduced on 2 December 2015, along with '' Galaxy A5 (2016)'', '' Galaxy A7 (2016)'', and '' Galaxy A9 (2016)''. Har ...

/ Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)/ Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)/

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A9 or Samsung Galaxy A9 2016 Edition is an Android phablet produced by Samsung Electronics. It was introduced on January 15, 2016, along with the Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy A3 2016 Edi ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0, upgradeable to Touchwiz 6.0 & Grace UX (7.0)) *

Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace VE The Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace is a lower mid-range smartphone manufactured by Samsung Electronics as part of the Galaxy J series. Specifications Hardware The J1 Ace features a Marvell PXA1908 SoC including a dual-core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 and ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0) *

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) (stylized as SAMSUNG Galaxy A9 Pro6) is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics. It was introduced in March 2016. The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) runs Android 6.0 "Marshmallow". The difference be ...

(TouchWiz 6.0 (6.0.1)) *

Samsung Galaxy J1 Mini The Samsung Galaxy J1 Nxt (also called J1 mini) is an Android powered smartphone developed by Samsung Electronics and was released in February 2016. Specifications Hardware The J1 Nxt has a Spreadtrum SC9830 SoC consisting of a quad-core 1 ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (5.1.1)) *Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) (TouchWiz 6.0 (6.0.1)) *

Samsung Galaxy A8 Samsung Galaxy A8 refers to three Samsung Galaxy smartphones released in the 2010s. These are: * Samsung Galaxy A8 (2015) edition; Android smartphone unveiled in July 2015, released in August 2015. * Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) edition; Android smartp ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (5.1.1), Upgradeable to TouchWiz 6.0 (6.0.1)) *

Samsung Galaxy E5 The Samsung Galaxy E5 is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics. It was released in January 2015 & Discontinued in November 2016. This is a Mid-range device. The Galaxy E5 has an 8 Megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5 Megap ...

Samsung Galaxy E7 The Samsung Galaxy E7 is a midrange Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics. It was released in January 2015 & Discontinued in November 2016. Samsung Galaxy E7 has a 13 Megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5 Megapixel front faci ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 3.5 (4.4.4), Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (5.1.1)) *Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro (TouchWiz 6.0 (6.0.1)) *Samsung Galaxy V Plus (TouchWiz Essence UX (4.4.4)) * Samsung Galaxy J2 (TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (5.1.1)) * Samsung Galaxy Active Neo (TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (5.1.1)) * Samsung Galaxy J5 (TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (5.1.1), Upgradable to TouchWiz 6.0 (6.0.1)) *

(TouchWiz Essence UX (4.4.4)) *Samsung Galaxy On5/On7 (Touchwiz Nature UX 5.0 (5.1.1)) *

Samsung Galaxy S7 The Samsung Galaxy S7, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and Samsung Galaxy S7 Active are Android-based smartphones manufactured, released and marketed by Samsung Electronics. The S7 series serves as the successor to the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+ and ...

/ S7 Edge (TouchWiz 6.0 (6.0.1), upgradable to TouchWiz Grace UX (7.0)) *

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) (stylized as SAMSUNG Galaxy A86) is an Android phablet produced by Samsung Electronics. It was introduced on September 30, 2016 by South Korean telecom provider SK Telecom. Unlike most Galaxy A series smartphones, ...

(TouchWiz Grace UX (6.0.1)) *

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) (or Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 Edition) is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics. It was announced on January 2, 2017, along with Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). This move marks Sam ...

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) (or Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Edition) is an Android smartphone. It was announced on January 2, 2017, along with Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). This move marks Samsung's first product launch sin ...

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) (or Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 Edition) is an Android high to midrange smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics. It was announced on January 2, 2017, along with Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). ...

(TouchWiz Grace UX (6.0.1)) * Samsung Galaxy J1 mini Prime (TouchWiz 6.0 (6.0.1)) * Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime (TouchWiz Grace UX (6.0.1))

Phablets

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is a smartphone developed by Samsung Electronics, first announced on November 25, 2013 with Google Play. The phone has a quad core 1.2 GHz processor and 1.5 GB of RAM, with an internal memory of 8 GB which can be e ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5 (4.3/4.4.2)) *

/Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition/ S4 Active (TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 4.0) * Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 i9150 (TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0 (4.2.2), Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5 (4.4.2)) * Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 GT-i9200/i9205 (TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0 (4.2.2), Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5 (4.4.2)) * Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 (TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0 (4.4.4)) *

Samsung Galaxy Note The Samsung Galaxy Note series is a discontinued line of high-end Android phablets and smartphones developed and marketed by Samsung Electronics. The line is primarily oriented towards pen computing; all Galaxy Note models ship with a styl ...

(TouchWiz 4.0 (2.3.3), Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX (4.1.2)) *

Samsung Galaxy Note II The Samsung Galaxy Note II (or Galaxy Note 2) is an Android phablet smartphone. Unveiled on August 29, 2012 and released in October 2012, the Galaxy Note II is a successor to the original Galaxy Note, incorporating improved stylus functionality ...

SM-N7100 and SM-N7105/N7106 (TouchWiz Nature UX (4.1.1), Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5 (4.4.2)) *

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is an Android phablet smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics as part of the Samsung Galaxy Note series. The Galaxy Note 3 was unveiled on September 4, 2013, with its worldwide release beginning later in the month. S ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5 (4.3/4.4.2), Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 3.5 (5.0)) *

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is an Android smartphone developed and produced by Samsung Electronics. It was unveiled during a Samsung press conference at IFA Berlin on 3 September 2014 and was released globally in October 2014 as successor to th ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0 (4.4.4), Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 3.5 (5.0.1) and TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (5.1) TouchWiz 6.0 (6.0.1)) *

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 ( stylized as SΛMSUNG Galaxy Note5) is an Android-based phablet designed, developed, produced and marketed by Samsung Electronics. Unveiled on 13 August 2015, it is the successor to the Galaxy Note 4 and part of the Sa ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (5.1.1), Upgradable to TouchWiz Grace UX (6.0.1)) *

(TouchWiz Grace UX (6.0.1)) *

Samsung Galaxy Round Samsung Galaxy Round is an Android phablet smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics. Unveiled in October 2013, it is a curved variation of the Galaxy Note 3 that was distinguished by being the first commercially produced smartphone to feature a ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5 (4.3)) *

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ The Samsung Galaxy S6 is a line of Android-based smartphones manufactured, released and marketed by Samsung Electronics. Succeeding the Samsung Galaxy S5, the S6 was not released as a singular model, but instead in two variations unveiled and ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0 (5.1.1), upgradeable to TouchWiz Nature UX 6.0 (6.0.1))

Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 or simply Samsung Galaxy Tab is an Android-based mini-tablet computer produced by Samsung. Available from 5 November 2010. The tablet was first introduced on 2 September 2010 at the IFA in Berlin. The Galaxy Tab was t ...

(TouchWiz 3.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz 4.0) *

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (GT-P6200 it was a tablet computer of a series of Android-based tablet computer produced by Samsung, introduced in October 2011. It belongs to the midlife first generation of the Samsung Galaxy Tab The Sam ...

(TouchWiz 4.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX) *

(TouchWiz Nature UX Lite, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0) * Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (TouchWiz Nature UX, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5) *

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is a 7-inch Android-based tablet computer produced and marketed by Samsung Electronics. It belongs to the fourth generation of the Samsung Galaxy Tab series, which also includes an 8-inch and a 10.1-inch model, the ...

(Touchwiz Nature UX 3.0) *

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 it was a tablet computer of a series of Android (operating system), Android-based tablet computer produced by Samsung, introduced on 1 September 2011 at IFA in Berlin.Samsung Global New"Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, World’ ...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is an 8-inch Android-based tablet computer produced and marketed by Samsung Electronics. It belongs to the third generation of the Samsung Galaxy Tab series, which also includes a 7-inch and a 10.1-inch model, the G ...

(TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5) *Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 (Touchwiz Nature UX 3.0) *Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 (TouchWiz 4.0, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX) *Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (TouchWiz 4.0, Upgrading TouchWiz Nature UX) *Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (TouchWiz Nature UX Lite, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX) *Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 (TouchWiz Nature UX, Upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5) *Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (Touchwiz Nature UX 3.0) *Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (TouchWiz Nature UX, upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0 (4.2.2) and TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0 (4.4.2)) *Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (TouchWiz Nature UX Lite, upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX, TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5) *Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition (TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5, upgradable to TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0, TouchWiz Nature UX 5.0) *Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0, Upgradeable To TouchWiz Nature UX 3.5) *Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0 Upgradeable to TouchWiz Nature UX 3.5, TouchWiz 6.0) *Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 (TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0 Upgradeable to TouchWiz Nature UX 3.5, TouchWiz 6.0) *Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 (TouchWiz Essence UX 2.0 upgradeable to TouchWiz UX 6.0) *Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 (TouchWiz Grace UX) *Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (TouchWiz Essence UX 2.0 upgradeable to Samsung Experience 8) *Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 (TouchWiz 5.0 (Essence) upgradeable to Samsung Experience 8) *Samsung Galaxy Tab E (TouchWiz Nature 5.0 (Essence) upgradeable to Samsung Experience 8)

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