Rumor is Epic will get Gingerbread 1st
http://www.gizmocrunch.com/android/4229-android-gingerbread-samsung-epic-captivate-fascinate-vibrant
Our favorite source has just tweeted this little tidbit which hints Samsung phones may be getting Android 2.3 Gingerbread ahead of Motorola and HTC devices (sans the HTC Google Nexus One of course).
Android Gingerbread coming to Samsung Epic 4G, Captivate, Fascinate & Vibrant soon?
While only a rumor, he's usually spot on and the tweet does seem very plausible so we wouldn't be surprised if Samsung Galaxy S phones (Captivate, Fascinate, Epic 4G and Vibrant) will beat HTC and Motorola devices to Android 2.3.
In the statement, he explains that Samsung engineers have had a lot of time tweaking Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the Samsung Nexus S (another Galaxy S device) and will go on sale December 16th at Best Buy.
So if you're wondering why Samsung hasn't bothered upgrading most of its smartphons to Android 2.2 Froyo yet then this could be the reason. Let's see if Samsung leapfrogs to Android Gingerbread before the holidays or not.
http://www.gizmocrunch.com/android/4229-android-gingerbread-samsung-epic-captivate-fascinate-vibrant