Surprise, surprise: iQOO 12's software support extended by one year

07 February 2025
That's the same as iQOO 13 now.

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Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Finally it matches the software support of cheap old Galaxy... moreGood luck with the A16 for 6 years, when that phone doesn't even run the OS it came with smooth enough.

    Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Dang.. A16 got 6 android updates.. A midrange phone. Ho... more"Especially Samsung, I never forgive them for ruined my perfectly running s8 a few years ago. "

    OMG a fellow S8 user, whose experience got ruined by Samsung's updates, I feel you, I'm in the exact same boat, I even switched to an iPhone after a year of usage of the S8, the iPhone SE (2020) only lasted half a year before I got bored of, but I really I would've stayed with the S8 if it weren't for WI-FI issues and awful software updates.

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      Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Finally it matches the software support of cheap old Galaxy... moreDang.. A16 got 6 android updates.. A midrange phone.

      Hope you dont feel regret after each update.. Lol

      No matter what brand, each update will ruined the user experience. Especially Samsung, I never forgive them for ruined my perfectly running s8 a few years ago. And remember when you upgrade the firmware, you can never go back to the previous one. Not even root can save your phone. Hope you can enjoy your 6 os update from Samsung.

        The Iqoo 12 looking more and more like the better deal as compared to the Iqoo 13...

          Good job, IQOO.
          One less reason to go for IQOO 13 now, not because it's bad, but IQOO 12 is already overkill enough.

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            Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Finally it matches the software support of cheap old Galaxy... moreSamsung fanboy got salty. Your a16 will explode first because can't even handle 2 or 3 updates. Meanwhile chinese phone user are happy with superior products, sammy user will cry because their s-pen bluetooth got removed, slower charging, small battery, dimmer and grainier screen and worse camera. Their redeeming feature just AI and one ui which are cartoonish, and full of useless bloated feature, which 95% of use will never use. They even cannot display network speed.

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              DarlingYext, 07 Feb 2025They didn't force anything, they just showed that upda... moreBefore Samsung 4 years policy. Chinese phones had barely 2 years support. Give credit where it's due.

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                Anonymous , 07 Feb 2025Isn't it good that Samsung forced them to take such so... moreMany chinese brand starts to panic after seeing Samsung phone offers long software support 🤣

                Seeing that chinese flagship comes with entry level phone software, software support extension means extension years of suffering for using inferior software.🤣

                  Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025They wont dare to guarantee it, because its Samsung that de... more"..its Samsung that delays its OS upgrade intentionally.."

                  And may I ask, why that is a good thing?

                    Something Asus users will never get.

                      Anonymous , 07 Feb 2025Isn't it good that Samsung forced them to take such so... moreThey didn't force anything, they just showed that updating their older devices is somehow incredibly hard and takes too much time, so other brands are now taking the opportunity to look better.

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                        DarlingYext, 07 Feb 2025At this point they should also advertise that the phone wil... moreThey wont dare to guarantee it, because its Samsung that delays its OS upgrade intentionally and all chinese brand know it.

                        I also support samsung to release OneUI 8 after launch of Galaxy S26 series next year.

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                          DarlingYext, 07 Feb 2025At this point they should also advertise that the phone wil... moreIsn't it good that Samsung forced them to take such software update policy?

                            At this point they should also advertise that the phone will get the updates earlier than the newest Samsung flagships.🤭

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                              Anonymous, 07 Feb 2025Finally it matches the software support of cheap old Galaxy... moreDo Samsung give you free phones? So you shill for them ? I never understood about brand loyalty even more so when Samsung is over priced and the stagnation

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                                Finally it matches the software support of cheap old Galaxy A53 from 2022, but still shorter software support than Galaxy A16 that will get 6 OS upgrades.

                                This chinese flagship is still inferior compared to any Samsung flagship.

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                                  Good job!

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