Not sure if this is a direct result of the Samsung i8910 HD Petition that was started, however its something to be thankful for. Samsung have finally announced that they will be releasing a new official firmware come January 2010. First up we will have kentic scrolling over the whole phone’s OS, not just the browser as in the current firmware. Also were going to see a new Media Graphics Engine, this will improve the whole media playback speed and I assume this means a faster gallery and photo browser?

No mention of the 720p video now being a flat 24fps, which leads me to beleive that maybe its a hardware limitation. Which is why Samsung cannot give us a flat 24fps on our 720p video recordings. Instead 22 aprox fps will be our maxing frames per second.

Here’s the official list of changes:

-Webkit update: A faster user-interface when online, for swift navigation of your favourite websites
-Graphic engine: An improved graphic engine, increasing the speed to access the multimedia content
-Kinetic scrolling: The addition of a kinetic scrolling system provides a superior full-touch experience

Lets hope there are also some behind the scene fixes as well.

Source: Official press release