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Sony's Xperia flagships are quite regular with their monthly updates. I think they've also ditched the headphone jack in their latest models though. For a whil
by culot 8y ago
Sony's Xperia flagships are quite regular with their monthly updates.
I think they've also ditched the headphone jack in their latest models though. For a while it seemed like they'd hold out against glass backs and dropping jacks. But no.
- temp0876456 8y ago+1 for Sony Xperia. I had one until it fell out of my pocket on a lake (always wondered how long it operated being waterproof). That was my first and last Android phone however. If you think Android is a decent OS try removing Google from it. If you are ok with Android, Sony hardware is good. Was my second favorite phone vs my X. The screen was 4K and the audio was great for a phone. It was on the heavy side but well built. Lots of battery.
- culot 8y ago> If you think Android is a decent OS try removing Google from it. Actually that was one of my favorite things about my Xperia XZ1 Compact: running LineageOS without Google services. The battery life was insane, like 10-12 hours of screen-on time. I simply did not have to think about charging the thing; I'd charge it every 2-3 days. Having a device that I could readily bootloader unlock that also has official AOSP support complete with device trees direct from Sony was such a refreshing change for me after years of hacking together homemade device trees for various LG devices. I regret trading that phone for an LG G7, with its mediocre battery life, heavily bloated, laggy software, and precarious glass build -- also cannot ever be bootloader unlocked, and even if it could you'd have to rely on some community approximation for the device trees, forfeiting fully-functional camera support.
- x0x0 8y agoSony mostly only commits for 2 years from launch for security updates. I only know because I'm looking for an Android that gets at least 3 years of security updates which seems reasonable for $800 phones, and I'd prefer it not to be a Pixel... https://www.androidpit.com/sony-xperia-official-android-update-policy https://www.androidpit.com/sony-xperia-official-android-upda...
- dingaling 8y agoWhy an arbitrary three years? I've largely stopped bothering with Android system security updates due to soft-bricking and just concentrate on keeping browser / e-mail and other Internet apps updated.
- x0x0 8y agoHonestly, because my phones seem to last about 3 years (battery life, wear and tear, etc) so I'm fine without it lasting longer. I currently have a 2y3m old HTC 10 that is a fine phone just no longer receiving security updates (for at least 6 months now) and I'm very very annoyed about it. Apple seems to be the only game in town for more than 3 years from date of launch. Plan B is accept that Android is just second tier stuff and buy a $350 Poco and accept binning perfectly fine hardware because it's so cheap that the price works out.
- culot 8y agoI know Samsung does offer security updates for devices >2 years old. I have a Galaxy Note 4 that got 3 years of updates. They weren't monthly, but were fairly regular(1). It does appear that this is common for Samsung flagships, but probably differs depending on variant. (1) https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-28899 https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-28899
- x0x0 8y agoThanks for sharing. I couldn't find any commitment on Samsung's part which is weird -- if you're doing the work, brag about it!