A recent tweet from well-known Samsung-centric website SamMobile states that an Android 4.2.2 update will land on the devices in May or June.

"Android 4.2.2 updates Galaxy S III and Note II in May/June," SamMobile tweeted.

The update would put both devices on par with the Galaxy S4, which will run Android 4.2.2 right out of the box at the time of its release (which will start in April).

Samsung has not officially commented on the matter. Thus, it is still unconfirmed as to when the Jelly Bean update will be released. However, such a release time frame would make sense to keep Samsung's lineup as updated as possible against the slew of smartphones releasing in the first half of 2013. SamMobile does also have a track record of nabbing insider Samsung information.

Samsung, as usual, will be adding its own layers on top. The update is rumored to give the Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 features found on the Galaxy S4. A similar move was made by Samsung when it gave the Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note features that debuted with the Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2, such as a new UI and Multi-View.

A Samsung exec confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S3 will have all of the amazing features of the new Galaxy S4 through the upcoming Androidv4.2.2 Jelly Bean Update.

Samsung VP of Product Planning Nick DiCarlo has been kind enough to make all things clear by saying that all the cool new features will be available for all the flagship smartphones, as long as the functions do not depend on the hardware sported only by the Galaxy S4.

Nick DiCarlo spoke to PCMag and promised that the S3 and other phones and tablets will get new software features announced on the S4 last week. "Anything that we can do that's not dependent on hardware like infrared we'll definitely bring to all the flagship devices," says Samsung.

New features on the S4 that could translate to the S3 include real-time lingo-decoder S Translator, and an array of pointless camera features, such as Dual Camera pictures.

Some features look like they could make the switch but might rely on hardware in the S4's camera. I'm talking about the various hands-off features that let you control the phone without touching the screen, as the camera detects your hand waving in front of the screen to scroll and swipe, your eyes straying from the display to pause a video with Smart Stay, and your hand tilting the phone to Smart Scroll.

The update, as usual, will probably roll out in batches, and take much longer to arrive on carrier-tied variants.