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These phones should be able to push 4 years in fair condition between the software support assurances, larger batteries, longer battery life, and higher efficie

These phones should be able to push 4 years in fair condition between the software support assurances, larger batteries, longer battery life, and higher efficiency. In any case, it’s apples to oranges. I can use any old junker for a desktop but a high end phone still means very practical things like longer battery life, longer support assurances, and maybe a handful of exclusives (Dex, full galaxy watch support, uwb tags, etc). The average person is far more likely to notice the difference between a cheap and expensive phone compared to a cheap and expensive computer. Samsung charges what it does because they can because they’re aware that Apple is the only company that offers the whole “package” the way they do and they’re just as expensive. More and more people switch to midrange and budget phones every year all the same.

jitl 5y ago
But with Apple, you get 6+ years of OS updates and support. The latest version of iOS runs on iPhone 6S released in 2016. Samsung recently started promising “at least 4 years” of security updates, but don’t expect that 4 year old device to get the latest Android OS.
- conradfr 5y ago
  4 OS generations I believe.
- sundvor 5y ago
  At 3.5 years since release, my brother's Note 10 was just upgraded to Android 11 - a major upgrade which will extend the life of the phone also quite literally thanks to Lenovo style charging limits. The Note 10 was released in August 2019. By Apple standards getting a major OS upgrade at this point is nothing exceptional however in the Android world it's a stand out - and is also proof of Samsung's claim. (Lenovo let me limit the max charge % many a year ago on my X1 Carbon, I've been wondering why phone manufacturers have lagged behind on this. Here is locked to 85% vs Lenovo's more flexible configuration).
- faeriechangling 5y ago
  This phone is 5 years security updates, 4 years OS updates. Brand new policy by Samsung.

jitl 5y ago

But with Apple, you get 6+ years of OS updates and support. The latest version of iOS runs on iPhone 6S released in 2016. Samsung recently started promising “at least 4 years” of security updates, but don’t expect that 4 year old device to get the latest Android OS.

conradfr 5y ago
4 OS generations I believe.
sundvor 5y ago
At 3.5 years since release, my brother's Note 10 was just upgraded to Android 11 - a major upgrade which will extend the life of the phone also quite literally thanks to Lenovo style charging limits. The Note 10 was released in August 2019. By Apple standards getting a major OS upgrade at this point is nothing exceptional however in the Android world it's a stand out - and is also proof of Samsung's claim. (Lenovo let me limit the max charge % many a year ago on my X1 Carbon, I've been wondering why phone manufacturers have lagged behind on this. Here is locked to 85% vs Lenovo's more flexible configuration).
faeriechangling 5y ago
This phone is 5 years security updates, 4 years OS updates. Brand new policy by Samsung.