Samsung will only update the Galaxy A51 twice a year from now on

08 February 2022
That's really odd, as the phone isn't that old.

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  • 09 Feb 2022

What a joke. And I thought that this phone getting quarterly updates compared to the A50, which was getting monthly updates was ridiculous. Now this is just sad. Given that I just got an A52s, I don't know if I can trust Samsung to push monthly updates for this model forever either, given that it probably won't be as popular as something like the A52 5G.

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    • 09 Feb 2022

    Pumpino, 09 Feb 2022I'd like to know too! One reasonable option is to b... moreGood luck finding someone to buy your second-hand Realme.

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      • 09 Feb 2022

      LucaKirani, 09 Feb 2022Huawei. They are still updating 5 year old phones, Mate 10 ... moreGSMARENA clearly says Mate 10 is upgradable to Android 10.
      Where are you getting your info, we're curious.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 09 Feb 2022

        Narazumono, 09 Feb 2022What Scamsung is trying to say is please buy our new phones... moreNot at all. Security updates aren't that critical anyway.

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          • 09 Feb 2022

          Whyki, 09 Feb 2022> I love people complaining about the bi-annual security... moreAgreed people really just want to hate on samsung more than any other OEM it is crazy. As long as people get the 3 year updates and it still gets security updates during the year its all good. The amount of people i know hwo have iphones and when they get an update they take weeks to download it :/

            What Scamsung is trying to say is please buy our new phones every year

              Whyki, 09 Feb 2022> I love people complaining about the bi-annual security... moreHuawei. They are still updating 5 year old phones, Mate 10 Series to the latest EMUI 12.

                Anonymous, 09 Feb 2022So what level of security you get at a given date should be... moreWords like ROFL don't make you look smarter. It is common knowledge that number of years of OS updates and support a smartphone receives is primarily and most importantly decided by the CPU in it and the CPU manufacturer's long-term support.
                That is one of the primary reasons Apple is able to give longer support and updates.

                Also, this is only moving to phone to bi-annual support. Not great in my opinion but not terrible either. Samsung has kept its promises of updates for the last 3 years consistently and I see no reason why that would stop just because of a bi-annual cadence.

                  Scram, 09 Feb 2022This article is disingenuous. The A51 and A51 5G do not ... moreDrama requires disingenuity.

                    Techfun, 09 Feb 2022Yes i knew it, "scamsung" showing true colors ..i... moreMan you got some serious trust issues. Take some therapy.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 61B
                      • 09 Feb 2022

                      Whyki, 09 Feb 2022> I love people complaining about the bi-annual security... more*correction

                      A50 = enterprise model
                      A50s = not enterpeise
                      A51/ 5G = not enterprise
                      A52/ 5G = enterprise
                      A52s = enterprise

                      That would explain why A50s and A51 dont get monthly security patch.

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                        • Whyki
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                        • 09 Feb 2022

                        > I love people complaining about the bi-annual security updates on a 2 year old phone.
                        > You guys just pick Samsung for the 'fun', right?
                        > Name one brand which is doing better in updates (not Apple).
                        > I don't see many people complaining in case of other brands.

                        May be, because Samsung advertised prolonged security updates? Because A51 model is from enterprise segment where one of the benefits was support & security? Or because they actually do care for security?

                        Personally I do care for such a things. I do observe in which support tier is given line/model put and based on that I make my buying decision. And I'm not buying phone for a year... or just two.

                          I love people complaining about the bi-annual security updates on a 2 year old phone.
                          You guys just pick Samsung for the 'fun', right?
                          Name one brand which is doing better in updates (not Apple).
                          I don't see many people complaining in case of other brands.

                            My A50 still gets monthly security updates.

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                              • 09 Feb 2022

                              Anonymous, 09 Feb 2022Seriously, I don't think the chip has to do with the f... moreGalaxy A51 is literally the FIRST Android's midrange with 3 major OS upgrades and 4 year software support.

                              Even many chinese flagships still only have 2 OS upgrade. Let alone chinese midrange😂

                                Not terribly worried about security update's anyho

                                  Still better than Moto.

                                    For a 300$ phone launched at the beginning of 2020 what else do you expect 😕

                                      Techfun, 09 Feb 2022Yes i knew it, "scamsung" showing true colors ..i... moreit will get up to android 13 eventually, just don't expect first get it fast. And no monthly security updates.

                                        Anonymous, 09 Feb 2022Seriously, I don't think the chip has to do with the f... moreIndian variant A51 got monthly MR and security for the last few months. Many users complained regarding Exnos9611 bugs. I here shared links for your refeerence

                                        source: https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-a-m-series-phones-mysterious-auto-restart-issue/
                                        https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/samsung-galaxy-a-galaxy-m-series-phones-suffer-from-reboots-and-busted-motherboards-says-report-1855251-2021-09-21

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