Snapdragon 888 phones will be eligible for up to 3 Android OS updates
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Romeo, 17 Dec 2020iOS 14 is compatible with these devices.
Learn more ... moreWell yes but at the cost of degradation of battery and a 1GB ram device will barely work with IOS 14 no matter is the apple.
Apple uses bad practicies everywhere.
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- 17 Dec 2020
sadh, 17 Dec 2020Too many devices on Android making even flagship got the up... moreAndroid has to be adapted to each different CPU.
The iOS does not.
Also, firmware differences between models with different amount of RAM, number of sim cards, LTE/5G bands etc ...
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Anonymous, 17 Dec 2020 Nobody cares about latest updates on Android. The 5 year... moreWell, this is so true.
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AnonD-923722, 17 Dec 2020Good improvement in the right direction. But, i think still... moreMan yes maybe but android is far more user friendly OS than IOS which is not compatible with anything else apart Apple devices.
Unless you use bloatware such as itunes.
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- 17 Dec 2020
Romeo, 17 Dec 2020iOS 14 is compatible with these devices.
Learn more ... moreOf course. Apple makes money with old phones by keep making them for years.
Android OEMs stop production before they announce next generation.
Nodoby bitched by not having new windows given for free before MS allowed migration from 7 and 8 to 10.
Having new OS version is too overrated ..
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- 17 Dec 2020
Too many devices on Android making even flagship got the updates later on their 2nd and 3rd major android upgrade.
Unlike iPhones, which provides 5 years of iOS upgrade and update ALL iPhones even the oldest one on the same very day as their newest iPhone.
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- 17 Dec 2020
AnonD-923722, 17 Dec 2020Good improvement in the right direction. But, i think still... moreApple is no longer powerful. It is slower and miles behind in all aspects.
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- 17 Dec 2020
Well this sounds very interesting.
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- 17 Dec 2020
Me who has been installing custom ROM on Galaxy Note 3 for years now:
PATHETIC
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- 17 Dec 2020
Anonymous, 17 Dec 2020that's the thing
people are no saying it all has to d... moreiOS 14 is compatible with these devices.
Learn more about iPhone
Learn more about iPod touch
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone XR
iPhone X
iPhone 8
iPhone 8 Plus
iPhone 7
iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone 6s
iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone SE (1st generation)
iPhone SE (2nd generation)
iPod touch (7th generation)
How many generations is that? just saying.
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- 17 Dec 2020
RealLifePhones, 17 Dec 2020That's the thing. There never was a hardware limitatio... moreThats the downside of it android brands tends to stop supporting OS update of their existing devices even if its still very capable just to give way to their new devices and to make a sale.
Profit is still priority!
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RealLifePhones, 17 Dec 2020That's the thing. There never was a hardware limitatio... morethat's the thing
people are no saying it all has to do wth qualcomm, while samsung was using their own exynos and not updating theirphones
they literally use the same processor over and over, yet neglect the old devices
that's where apple reigns, as when they use the same processor, they update all devices with that, regardless of age
when one device with the same processor gets updates but the old one doesnt even with the same processor, that means the company itself shouldnt be supported
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James Whister, 17 Dec 2020So does that mean flagships will become more expensive from... moreMore Likely!
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- 17 Dec 2020
Great ! Apple do five years
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Sparkxster, 17 Dec 2020A step in the right direction. Hope to see Google, Nokia, S... moreThe likelihood is that extended software support will lead to higher priced phones. Maybe some manufacturers will release shorter software support versions of phones for the more budget conscious.
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Anonymous, 17 Dec 2020i have note 10 lite and this will get android 13 the proces... moreThat's the thing. There never was a hardware limitation to begin with. OEMs just didn't want the cost of developing these updates for more devices. But with slowing sales globally and average consumers caring enough the support should get better & longer.
EDIT: Funny thing is Android 10 is the last OS for S9/Note9 and the first OS for Note10 lite on pretty much identical hardware 😂
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- 17 Dec 2020
A step in the right direction. Hope to see Google, Nokia, Samsung, and OnePlus commit to 4yrs of os updates and 5yrs of security patches.
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- 17 Dec 2020
It's well about time. Lack of updates, especially wrt security, have been a blight on Android's otherwise competitive offering against iOS. I prefer android, but I always recommend iPhones to non-tecnical friends because I know their hw & sw will be properly supported. Perhaps this agonizingly slow shift on the Android side will finally close this major shortfall against their main competitor.
It's frankly shocking how low a priority this has been for Android.
Next step: how about requiring a secure digital vault in silicon for all Android devices to prevent firmware-level attacks? (AFAIK, only Samsung and Apple devices have this).
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- 17 Dec 2020
I am curious if this implementation will be available for the Snapdragon 775 too. Some of the flagship features also get released on mid-range chips.
Of course, it’s still up to the OEM to actually provide those major OS updates…