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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  • Mkm
  • 23 Feb 2021

[deleted post]Haha that is exactly what must have happened...

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    • DinoOliverB
    • vxu
    • 23 Feb 2021

    I currently own a Samsung phone and it kind of a good news. Might consider upgrading to a S21 because of this. I felt that they've considerably improved vs other Android OEMs.

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      • fxR
      • 23 Feb 2021

      ithehappy, 22 Feb 2021Honestly, this is a very good news for Samsung users. Not t... moreErm, perhaps I understand you wrongly. It is just security updates, not ONEUI update.

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        • NetteW
        • u5p
        • 23 Feb 2021

        How come Galaxy Tab A8 (2019) is included while its bigger sibling Tab 10.1 (2019) is not included?

          That is about 2 billion cell phones in the e-waste bins.
          The planet will not survive this waste !
          Get a grip Samsung and make your phones more sustainable.
          Maybe you do not care.

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            • Anonymous
            • cT{
            • 23 Feb 2021

            Anonymous, 22 Feb 2021PWN is not used only in OLED screens, it is present in LCD ... moreIt has been fixed on LCD's by every quality brand since 2015. Further, one can actually control the pwm frequency via software on a laptop.

            No such luck on a smartphone.

              James, 22 Feb 2021Love to see what a Samsung battery would be like after 4 ye... moreWhat, i use my phone 12+ hours a day and my battery hasn't died a lot what the hell you talking about

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                • Anonymous
                • mhw
                • 22 Feb 2021

                AnonD-804996, 22 Feb 2021Ah yes, the ever repeated lie how Android is so much more a... moreA/ we are talking about Samsung, not "most devices", B/ you should read the article above, C/ I don't need to resell my stuff.

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                  • James
                  • atq
                  • 22 Feb 2021

                  OhNom, 22 Feb 2021I already responded to another, but what is it, it is not p... moreWell that's interesting so what about the exynos version of the s21? Mediatek chips will not get 4 years of updates ..they're trash.

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                    • James
                    • atq
                    • 22 Feb 2021

                    Love to see what a Samsung battery would be like after 4 years ..most are crippled after a year.

                      3 years, of what? Of cripplin the phone? After 2 major updates any samsung phone just can't take a beat anymore. 4 years of security and QoL updates, yeah, very nice. But 3 major updates!? Sorry, but I don't trust ya on this one...

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                        • Anonymous
                        • gxP
                        • 22 Feb 2021

                        AnonD-834088, 22 Feb 2021Note 1 and and Note 3 got 1 update,then just abandoned us,£... moreThe original Note got one Android update (Gingerbread->Jellybean) and the Note 3 got two (Jellybean->KitKat->Lollipop). Even the Google Nexus phones back then, got one (first models) and later ones, two updates... That's why everyone back then was using custom roms. ;)

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                          • AnonD-804996
                          • puk
                          • 22 Feb 2021

                          Anonymous, 22 Feb 2021Can't wait for iOS 20 to take advantage of Android 10 ... moreAh yes, the ever repeated lie how Android is so much more advanced it doesn't even need updates at all. Except it's the same damn thing. Just not updated at all after just 2 years on most devices, left to all the exploits and flaws after that point and left without any useful features presented by new versions (like all the cool features in Android 12 that will never see the light on 3/4 of phones currently on market). Go sell your BS to someone who only ever seen Android and is still stuck on frigging Android Oreo and thinks its the best thing ever. Heh. You people are hilarious. You repeat this lie so often even you yourself believe it. XD

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                            • AnonD-731363
                            • Lfw
                            • 22 Feb 2021

                            If they dont wana add 4 OS updates also this is pointless because some apps does same thing for fre such as Avast ,AVG, Symantec or Norton etc.

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                              • AnonD-834088
                              • nxx
                              • 22 Feb 2021

                              Note 1 and and Note 3 got 1 update,then just abandoned us,£1500 pounds down the drain for 2 of there flagships at the time ,l never bought a Sammy phone since,shame on you Sammy,😠

                                Honestly, this is a very good news for Samsung users. Not that their oneui will have any noticeable changes going several version upgrades as it was already heavily customised and altered from vanilla android but still, at least Samsung is committing to update the base is good news. Now other OEMs should pay attention to this, I am calling out to you Moto.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • vjX
                                  • 22 Feb 2021

                                  Anonymous, 22 Feb 2021I know right, my 5 1/2 iPhone 6s works great as well. :)My 20-year-old Nokia works well as well.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • vjX
                                    • 22 Feb 2021

                                    Anonymous, 22 Feb 2021Nobody is fixing low frequency pwm without government inter... morePWN is not used only in OLED screens, it is present in LCD screens of phones and laptops.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • mhw
                                      • 22 Feb 2021

                                      AnonD-804996, 22 Feb 2021For a moment I thought they meant 4 years of major and secu... moreCan't wait for iOS 20 to take advantage of Android 10 features. Soon the always on display on your screens!

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                                        • puk
                                        • 22 Feb 2021

                                        Anonymous, 22 Feb 2021Not sure why you asked. 3 generations of OS updates and 4 y... moreFor a moment I thought they meant 4 years of major and security as whole. Was sort of excited for a moment. Then realized it's the same thing they've been already doing. And it's rather pathetic. I guess I'll just stay with Apple until some Android phone maker moves their sorry rears and ups the software support game. 3 years is the best they can do on phones that cost 900€ and more? Ugh?!