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> Not as long as an iPhone, but more like 3-5 years. Pixels starting from 6 -> 5 years. Recent Samsungs -> 4 years. Fairphone 2 (Dec 2015) -> lost support la
by input_sh 4y ago
> Not as long as an iPhone, but more like 3-5 years.
Pixels starting from 6 -> 5 years.
Recent Samsungs -> 4 years.
Fairphone 2 (Dec 2015) -> lost support last month.
Things have improved since Nexus 5X, and even that one had a year longer support than your "max 2 years". I'm not saying it's better than an iPhone, I'm saying make a fair comparison.
- theshrike79 4y agoApple has a track record of supporting phones for half a decade. Pixel 6 came out last year, the 5 year promise is still just a promise. Samsung's 4 years isn't 4 years of major Android version updates. IIRC it was 2 years of Android updates + 2 years of security patches. We'll see in 6 years whether the Nexus 6 can get the latest Android version. I'm pretty damn sure my iPhone 14 will still get updates in 2028.
- JaggerJo 4y agoOk, nice to see this is improving for the big brand android phones. A lot of people buy cheap $no-brand phones that probably don’t get (any) updates.