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By comparison to the Samsung Galaxy A series this is unimpressive. Everything in that line is either 2 OS upgrades/4 years of security updates or 4 OS upgrades/

By comparison to the Samsung Galaxy A series this is unimpressive. Everything in that line is either 2 OS upgrades/4 years of security updates or 4 OS upgrades/5 years of security updates. That's all the way down to the A03s which is <US$100. Those are from the release date of the phone, but I think they're doing roughly annual releases on that line. Edit: Samsung also planned for longer device life - there's an option to turn on a battery saver feature that caps charge at 85%, which should significantly increase the years of service from the battery.

ohuhuhu 4y ago
I was recently looking for support cycles for Android phones but failed to find anything concrete. Can you point me to where Samsung have documented their support cycle?
- paraselene_ 4y ago
  This was their original announcement article https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-sets-the-new-standard-with-four-generations-of-os-upgrades-to-ensure-the-most-up-to-date-and-more-secure-galaxy-experience https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-sets-the-new-standar... This is their current security update list (not os updates) https://security.samsungmobile.com/workScope.smsb https://security.samsungmobile.com/workScope.smsb "... And select devices launched in 2019 or later will be supported with firmware security updates for a minimum of four (4) years following their global launch, while select newer devices will receive up to five (5) years of security updates." It's a good start I'd say, considering that Samsung is a major player in the android phone space.
- fencepost 4y ago
  On their product pages for each phone, expand the section to compare phone models and it's listed for each in the Security section. https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-a53-5g/ https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-a53-5g/
  - ohuhuhu 4y ago
    I wasn't looking at the US website. Samsung don't have that information listed in the equivalent page for my local market.

ohuhuhu 4y ago

I was recently looking for support cycles for Android phones but failed to find anything concrete. Can you point me to where Samsung have documented their support cycle?

paraselene_ 4y ago
This was their original announcement article https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-sets-the-new-standard-with-four-generations-of-os-upgrades-to-ensure-the-most-up-to-date-and-more-secure-galaxy-experience https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-sets-the-new-standar... This is their current security update list (not os updates) https://security.samsungmobile.com/workScope.smsb https://security.samsungmobile.com/workScope.smsb "... And select devices launched in 2019 or later will be supported with firmware security updates for a minimum of four (4) years following their global launch, while select newer devices will receive up to five (5) years of security updates." It's a good start I'd say, considering that Samsung is a major player in the android phone space.
fencepost 4y ago
On their product pages for each phone, expand the section to compare phone models and it's listed for each in the Security section. https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-a53-5g/ https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-a53-5g/
- ohuhuhu 4y ago
  I wasn't looking at the US website. Samsung don't have that information listed in the equivalent page for my local market.