• FutileRecipe@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    well why don’t I just buy an iPhone then for longer os support

    I’ve never owned an iPhone so I’m not too up to date on this, but a 30 second search (meaning I could be wrong), says:

    “But it is around 5-6 years based on precedence. The iPhone 6s probably had its last major software update with iOS 14(2020).” https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252455935

    I can’t speak on Samsung, but Google is getting much better with updates. Hopefully Samsung follows suit. The Pixel 6 and 7 get 5 years, and the Pixel 8 getting 7 years. https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705

    Edit: to me, the Pixel is one of the best phone lines, especially when you consider GrapheneOS support and alternative OS in general support. However, I think Google falls way short on marketing, which is why they never really took off.

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      8 months ago

      I can’t speak on Samsung, but Google is getting much better with updates. Hopefully Samsung follows suit.

      They did. Samsung starts 7 years of updates starting with the s24 series. Their midrange and previous flagship did 4os + 5 security years. Budget devices are currently on 2os + 4 security updates.