Samsung commits to 4 years of updates for its 2019 and later smartphones

22 February 2021
The new policy includes the Z, S, Note, A, M, XCover and Tab series.

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Shanti Dope, 22 Feb 2021This could definitely get me switch over to Samsung camp if... moreYeah especially on how they literally cared about the A1X (a10,a11,a12) series. After this announcement, i understood why they made the lower end devices so expensive considering their competition

    About time. Though Samsung waits an eternity before any OS or any security update reaches any midrange or budget phones.

      This could definitely get me switch over to Samsung camp if they would be able to pull this off perfectly well. I won't even mind not having OS upgrades, as I already have everything that I need with Oreo.
      Here's to hoping that they won't fail as bad as Xiaomi with their Mi A3 Android 11 upgrade, but knowing Samsung, they definitely won't be messing up in this aspect.

      This is one of the few courageous moves that every Android OEM should copy. This is surely a big step in the right direction.

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        • Pez
        • nYT
        • 22 Feb 2021

        Will the S20 FE 5g get 3 major updates? Is it considered as a flagship??

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          • 7kk
          • 22 Feb 2021

          What about F series?

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            • Twq
            • 22 Feb 2021

            GAMIRSFM, 22 Feb 2021People being angaist updates, but then look at them complai... moreBold generalisation 🤡.

              People being angaist updates, but then look at them complaining that the phone that they own doesn't get the next Android version that they want. 🤡

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                • fCZ
                • 22 Feb 2021

                What about galaxy F62 ???

                  Why people hate good news?

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                    • uwJ
                    • 22 Feb 2021

                    If the midrange phones gets 3 years of major android os upgrades....then salute samsung!!!!!

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                      • puk
                      • 22 Feb 2021

                      SgRepeat, 22 Feb 2021I disagree. It's better to not have any updates rather... moreOh for god sake, stop repeating this lie already. Everyone parroting this nonsense on GSMArena like it's universal truth, instead it's an universal lie and anyone who actually uses iPhone can't roll eyes enough at this nonsense. In fact most people reported dramatically better performance with iOS 13 on older devices. I'm running iOS 14.4 on my iPhone XR and it's so butter smooth it's absolutely sublime to use it. If there are issues with a release, demand vendor to fix it, not just say "oh well" and not even complain about it.

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                        • 8XB
                        • 22 Feb 2021

                        I prefere anyway not to update more than one year. No company has the interest to make the old devices better, this way we would never upgrade. Really useful features never come anyway. My S20 does everything I need.

                          That is a nice move! ;)

                            Anonymous, 22 Feb 2021This area where apple is bestI disagree. It's better to not have any updates rather than get buggy updates that drain your battery faster or make your UI laggy.

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                              • LGt
                              • 22 Feb 2021

                              Well done by Samsung, now it remains to be seen if they will comply as such, it is not enough to just announce it

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                                • LGt
                                • 22 Feb 2021

                                React 2 Gadgets YT, 22 Feb 2021Second best, just behind apple. Google and Oneplus is beate... moreIt's the stupidest comment I've ever read

                                  Damn, they really gon do me like this

                                  I guess the Note 9 just missed the support window

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                                    • AnonD-804996
                                    • puk
                                    • 22 Feb 2021

                                    Come on Samsung, you're so close. Just bump it to 5 years of major and security updates and call it a day. Then they'd match what Apple offers and would make anyone who went with Apple because of this a reason to think about it. It would also put Samsung so far ahead of the rest of Android phones it would just be unmatched. It is good to see all A and M models are included (apart from null models). That's a lot of sub 500€ models that generally have non existent software support in general among all brands.

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                                      • Thd
                                      • 22 Feb 2021

                                      They were already doing that. The policy was just extended to lower-end models.

                                        Second best, just behind apple. Google and Oneplus is beaten lol. Stock android sucks, it is so boring and lacks features. OxygenOS is fine

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