Samsung Galaxy S6 models will no longer get security updates [Updated]
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- sagar
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- 30 May 2018
beef, 10 May 2018Weird, I got updates on my S6 edge today 5/10/2018of what month of security patch and and variant plss..
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- beef
- j2D
- 10 May 2018
Weird, I got updates on my S6 edge today 5/10/2018
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- MarcioR
- ix9
- 05 Apr 2018
Anonymous, 04 Apr 2018That's why getting an iPhone is cheaper in the long run. i... moreYou know there are custom Roms...
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- AnonD-714946
- 60x
- 04 Apr 2018
Anonymous, 03 Apr 2018Sony update their phones for a maximum of 3 years just like... moreBut the difference is Sony makes it every month in this 3 years. sammy makes it once in 3 years..
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- AnonD-731363
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- 04 Apr 2018
Well as i know Samsung they got nothing anyway.
One update of OS and thats it.
In case of updates Samsung is slower than any other company which sells mobile phones.
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- Anonymous
- m%5
- 04 Apr 2018
That's why getting an iPhone is cheaper in the long run.
iPhone 5S - released in 2013 - still supported on the latest version of iOS. So that's almost 5 years of support now.
Android flagship = $800+ , you get to use it for 2-3 years = $266--$500+ per year.
iPhone = $1000, updated for 5 years or more = $167--$200 per year.
This is why Android phones lose their value so fast. They become obsolete very fast.
But buying an iPhone actually saves you money in the long run. Instead of getting a new phone every couple of years, you just get a new battery and voila! A perfect working phone.
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- zamroni1
- w4b
- 04 Apr 2018
Anonymous, 03 Apr 2018You obviously haven't seen the Sony XZ2 Compact which is su... moreReally? z3 & z5 compact lost the gorgeous metal rim of z1 compact. That was why I switch to samsung (S7 then S9 now). Sony also doesn't bring the compact z5 and xz1 to Indonesia, so no hope for xz2 too).
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- 4wc
- 04 Apr 2018
Anonymous, 03 Apr 2018It's not profitable to keep updating phones after two years... moreI would have to disagree with you. A fully functional midrange PC that comes preinstalled with Windows OS has roughly 10 years of Microsoft support despite the ageing hardware, and this PC is similarly priced with flagship phones. I am not saying that Samsung and other brands keep updating phones up to that long nor update the phone in every iteration of the the OS, but maybe upgrade to the next 2 or 3 iterations of android (which is annual) then support for the next 2 years like security patches? That's about 4-5 years life for a FLAGSHIP device. With that philosophy, people with midrange device might actually consider instead buying a flagship phone.
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- Anonymous
- sxn
- 03 Apr 2018
Anonymous, 03 Apr 2018with the cost of phones going up i think this is unacceptab... moreIt's not profitable to keep updating phones after two years, since those people on expiring contracts will just opt for a newer phone with a new contract.
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- Anonymous
- m5N
- 03 Apr 2018
with the cost of phones going up i think this is unacceptable to have your phone dumped after 3 years. So you take out a 24 month contract and your bearly 12 month out of that and the phone is in effect obsolete, and thats if you get it on launch day. This needs increasing to 5 years from initial launch. You can still get an S7 or s7 Edge on 24 month contract so come next year it will be obsolete but id still have 12 month to pay on it. That needs to change. Somebody tweet Donald Trump.
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- AnonD-152877
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- 03 Apr 2018
JohnyJR, 02 Apr 2018No what i mean is that, I own a galaxy s6, and when the sec... more"when the security updates die, thats when i find another phone." You're rich so learning to install new OS or flashing other custom firmware shouldn't be a problem. But if that's not the case, it should save you a few bucks since that's just the reason you upgrade. Majority upgrade because of better specs or their older phones are now slower due to constant apps updating and not because of some "security updates".
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- Anonymous
- tDT
- 03 Apr 2018
Anonymous, 03 Apr 2018Sony update their phones for a maximum of 3 years just like... moreTry all, Xperia Z come 2nd JB4.1 to L5.1, longer than pixel.
S3 I9300 only update once and way so late, Note's battery will die in 1½y, so just grab new contract
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- Denver
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- 03 Apr 2018
Anonymous, 03 Apr 2018Agree try all. I prove my self after iphone is sony z 4.1 ... moreXiaomi does
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- Denver
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- 03 Apr 2018
But my S5 G900F still got 2017-10 update (Dutch stock ROM)
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- s4f786
- 3xN
- 03 Apr 2018
LG Superfan, 03 Apr 2018What happened to Oreo update?Probably won't happen till mid-late 2018, they've only just started updating the s7 and it's variant.
On a side note I've still got my s6, use it as backup as I have an s8+ right now, if it wasn't for no expandable memory the s6 would have sold a hell of a lot more
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- Anonymous
- PA7
- 03 Apr 2018
Anonymous, 03 Apr 2018Sony update their phones for a maximum of 3 years just like... moreAgree try all.
I prove my self after iphone is sony z 4.1 to 5.1, pixel not even come close, just security update is long, but OS support still far away
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- Anonymous
- kXE
- 03 Apr 2018
AnonD-576767, 03 Apr 2018What about Samsung note Note 5 receiving regular securit... moreEven Note 4 was.
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- Anonymous
- kZx
- 03 Apr 2018
zamroni1, 03 Apr 2018Yup. Sony's software is still the best but hardware spec an... moreYou obviously haven't seen the Sony XZ2 Compact which is superior in EVERY WAY to your ancient and outdated Z1 Compact.
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- AnonD-710064
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- 03 Apr 2018
For those who are saying that Apple is the only.one updating their phones for more than 3 years... Xiaomi updated 40 devices to Miui 9 (Android nougat) and some of these devices were launced 6 years ago.
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- Mitochondria
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- 03 Apr 2018
John, 03 Apr 2018This is very bad practice on behalf of Samsung. You buy pre... moreIts almost 3 years since march 2015, still unfortunate but atleast they promised what they said.
iPhone and Pixel are the king of updates for now.