We asked Samsung why it gave its flagships 7 years of support
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- deewinc
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its a smurf, 09 Apr 2024all *midrange* andorid phones. My point is all andorid pho... moreI get your point. But do you get my point? I saw my brother with an Xperia midrange and my sister with an LG midrange get "far fewer updates" than the single update my more expensive Samsung got.
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- Anonymous
- I5s
- 11 Apr 2024
Nikolagua, 03 Apr 2024Up until to date, you are still advertising s24 ultra...it ... moreIt was one of the best selling?
- its a smurf
- arQ
- 09 Apr 2024
deewinc, 08 Apr 2024Not true. The Galaxy S Series, Note Series, and the Galaxy ... moreall *midrange* andorid phones.
My point is all andorid phones recieved far fewer updates than what they do now.
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- 08 Apr 2024
its a smurf, 04 Apr 2024all android brands were like this back thenNot true. The Galaxy S Series, Note Series, and the Galaxy Note Edge received multiple OS upgrades over time.
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- 05 Apr 2024
its a smurf, 04 Apr 2024I think the order is like this: - Apple does something - ... moreHonestly that is nice and very noble extending software support.That is not enough we all need hardware update support too motherboard and processor driver update for CPU,GPU,NPU,ISP,DSP,RAM,UFS(adding support for triming UFS internal storage optimizations for extending life span of UFS internal storage).And processor and RAM working profile,Eco(Green),Standard,Balanced,Optimized,AI,Gaming,Movies,Music,Office and etc.And to return back RAM upgrade in form good old RAM Memory Cards(PDA,Pocket PC).And to return back Good old Google Modular Android Smartphones so users can replace and upgrade their smartphones like Desktop PC.Modular Fold Smartphones.
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- 05 Apr 2024
Rimon1957, 04 Apr 2024People are arguing about the phone might get utterly slow a... moreYeah, these flagships will never show down. I have an LG Stylo 4 of the same age as your J4+ and that thing is not slow (only just a bit) and still perfectly useable. People will always find a reason to whine
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- XUX
- 04 Apr 2024
People are arguing about the phone might get utterly slow after that 7 years of usage. Okay then, ONLY updates aren't the main factor here. We get 7 yrs of updates, we use it, so we might see it slowing down. If we count from the 'usage years' factor and not just updates, why does my Galaxy J4+ made by the same company Samsung that I bought for only 80$ 6 years ago still didn't slow down even a little bit than it was (yeah it wasn't "very fast" when I bought it) at first?
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- 04 Apr 2024
you have to suffer, 01 Apr 2024all the disaster trend is being set by apple. where you don... moreI think the order is like this:
- Apple does something
- Samsung mocks it for short term PR
- Samsung sees Apple got away with it
- Samsung does the same after a few years after sweeping the initial mocking under the rug
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- 04 Apr 2024
deewinc, 01 Apr 2024I had an A7 2016 for about 7 years and only got one OS upgr... moreall android brands were like this back then
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- 04 Apr 2024
YUKI93, 02 Apr 2024Remember when Apple artificially slows down older iPhones w... moreBrother, it's still a good thing we're getting. If you want to upgrade to a new phone every 4-5 years you can still do it. Non-power users that dont really care now have the option to keep their phones far longer without undertaking security risks.
Besides one could argue the S10 or even S9 would still be perfectly usable for everyday taasks today. Im sure more would use them if they were actually supported
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- Nikolagua
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- 03 Apr 2024
Up until to date, you are still advertising s24 ultra...it has such bad reviews and has low sales.
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- 03 Apr 2024
I am going on year 12 with my iPad mini 2.......Still works well......
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- 02 Apr 2024
Anonymous, 31 Mar 2024The sales number shows that most people prefer superior Sam... moretotal BS...🤣 the galaxy S series sales doomed every year . Not even reach 30M units sold in a year.
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- 02 Apr 2024
danielfgom, 30 Mar 2024Couldn't you have just replaced the battery?I tried that. It didn't work.
So either Samsung's assistance scammed me - but I have no way to prove it - or the problem does lie within the software. Seeing as I have a friend who is still using the S10e and complaining about the same issue, I'm inclined to believe it's a software problem.
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- 02 Apr 2024
Anonymous, 02 Apr 2024LOL. Instead of doing silly thing like this, you should att... moreWhat's up with this sony thing?
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- Anonymous
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- 02 Apr 2024
Anonymous, 02 Apr 2024LOL. Instead of doing silly thing like this, you should att... moreHe is right. Your phone works best with the software it is shipped. 4 years of upgrades and 5 years of updates are enough for any device or (if longer) the newer upgrades start straining the ageing hardware.
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- 02 Apr 2024
YUKI93, 02 Apr 2024Remember when Apple artificially slows down older iPhones w... moreLOL. Instead of doing silly thing like this, you should attack your master Sony for not providing adequate software support.
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- 02 Apr 2024
Remember when Apple artificially slows down older iPhones when running newer version of iOS? I bet my money that Samsung would do the same here. That's why three to four OS update is still more than enough to average consumers. Heck, they won't even care in the slightest about it in the first place. It's always been the case with my parent's phone as I'm the only one who initiate all the new updates. They can't even tell it's the new OS or UI version.
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- 02 Apr 2024
This is good news. They should really try to commit to this further by not bloating their OS to the point where it gets laggy on today's flagship chipsets in 2032.