I'd regard Nexus and Pixel phones to be the equivalent of iPhones for something like this - they get updates directly from the "manufacturer"/Google, much as iP

I'd regard Nexus and Pixel phones to be the equivalent of iPhones for something like this - they get updates directly from the "manufacturer"/Google, much as iPhones get updates from Apple. Samsung-branded devices sold primarily through carriers on the other hand get updates when they finish passing through the system of Google->handset maker->carrier and often both the handset makers and carriers are big delay points.