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by baq 2256 days ago
i don't care.

what i care about is that the cheapest iPhone has a longer support period than the most expensive Android. it's actually insane and infuriating because I don't even like Apple but there literally is no other choice if you don't want to switch your phone every two years.
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SketchySeaBeast 2256 days ago
It really depends on what support you need - yes, the latest and greatest bling is dropped soon, but Samsung offers 4 years of security updates - that's quite a bit of time. You'll probably have a really bad battery by that point and it's probably worth an upgrade. You won't have all the latest and greatest OS bling, but you wouldn't have the latest and greatest anything but that point, and that's probably OK.
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scarface74 2256 days ago
Apple released a bug fix update last June for phones back to the 2011 iPhone 4s.....

https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/07/22/apple-issues-ios-...

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debian3 2256 days ago
I don’t understand; bad battery = phone replacement.

Bad battery = battery replacement

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Anthony-G 2255 days ago
Particularly so when you consider the environmental impact of new battery compared to new phone + new battery. The difference in price for the consumer does not reflect the true costs.
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aaomidi 2256 days ago
Security updates that get released months after its supposed to?
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captn3m0 2256 days ago
Does this apply to all Samsung phones or just flagships?
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kyriakos 2256 days ago
Oneplus still releases security updates to oneplus 3. 8 just got released. Its not universal for android not to be updated but I think Samsung has created a bad rep.
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infamia 2256 days ago
Teracube's phone has a 4-year warranty and white glove service. The downside is, they're a brand new company.
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ekianjo 2256 days ago
False. Check Nokia Android phones.
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mceachen 2256 days ago
You mean Android One?

Those only have 3 years of "guaranteed" monthly security updates since first release of phone.

In practice, though, Nokia's delivery is delayed and much less frequent than monthly (I've got a Nokia 7.1).

OnePlus delivers security updates 3-9 months after the pixel, at least on the 7 pro (their flagship from last year).

These promises are simply not being kept.

FWIW, the original iPhone SE is still getting updates, and was released 4 years ago.

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