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The interesting part will be for how long will the Phone + Software be supported. Now that the price is the same I think it's fair the support should be the sam

• davidw 10y ago
  My Nexus 4 from several years back keeps getting timely updates. And still works pretty well.
  • bobajeff 10y ago
    My Nexus 6 from only a couple of years back however doesn't have Nougat and doesn't look like it's going to. It still work great though.
    • djthorpe 10y ago
      Android N is coming to the Nexus 6 today or tomorrow!
    • ChrisClark 10y ago
      No, the Nexus 4 and 5 don't get Nougat either. What he meant would be the 4 is still getting the monthly security updates. And typically you'll still always get the new Google stuff like Assistant and all, since they've decoupled most of what they can from the OS.
    • ing33k 10y ago
      I had opted for android beta and got Nougat update just few hrs ago.
    • technofiend 10y ago
      You're just waiting on the push to happen, then. Full Image https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#shamu https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#shamu? (Direct link) https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/shamu-nbd90z-factory-92e7bb05.zip https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/shamu-nbd90z-factory-9... Over the air update https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota#shamu https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/ota#shamu (Direct link) https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/shamu-ota-nbd90z-78a931cb.zip https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/shamu-ota-nbd90z-78a93...
    • Grazester 10y ago
      Got is yesterday!
  • gareim 10y ago
    Security updates, I assume, since the last major official OS version was 5.1. Hm, does it even still get updates? The last official image posted by Google is from end of 2015. https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#occam https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#occam
• sandis 10y ago
  Specs page [1] states 2 years for OS updates and 3 for security patches, so not even close. [1] https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone
  • LandoCalrissian 10y ago
    That's really weak.
    • pcurve 10y ago
      It's weak but i think it's probably there to cover their ass. In reality, support will probably continue for much longer period.
      • vic20forever 10y ago
        Nexus 5: - First released: October 31, 2013 - Last feature update: Marshmallow: October 5, 2015 - Last security update: According to Google[1]: Nexus devices get security patches for at least 3 years from when the device first became available, or at least 18 months from when the Google Store last sold the device, whichever is longer. So, worst case scenario: October 2016 is the last security patch. We might get more, depending on when the Google Store last sold the Nexus 5, but I don't know when that was. [1] https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705#nexus_devices https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705#nexus_device...
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• mkhpalm 10y ago
  As somebody who bought and used the iPhone, 3g, 4, and 6 plus. And having owned a nexus 4, 5, 5x, and 6. (not including tablets on both sides) I don't have any hard figures but my recollection suggests Google supports their phones longer than Apple typically does the iPhones. Plus you have the option of open source images like cyanogen when google finally gives up on it. I'm not sure about the nexus 5 now that they just released android 7, but the nexus 4 is the only one that isn't on android 6 at the moment. They are currently in the processes of releasing the android 7 images to these devices. https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images