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As rivals promise updates, Samsung updates grandma’s first smartphone

When Samsung promised three generations of Android updates and four years of security patches for its devices last year, it delivered momentarily.

By Dominik Bosnjak
3 years ago

Copying Google’s seven year update policy won’t save Samsung

No one does software updates in the Android landscape as well as Samsung, but the Korean manufacturer's superiority has been challenged by Google, which recently launched the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. It promised to support all Pixel devices launched in the future with new Android versions and security patches for seven years. Samsung […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
7 months ago

Samsung owns Google and other Android brands in software updates

For nearly half a decade, Samsung has been stepping up its game when it comes to updates and new features for Galaxy smartphones and tablets. From providing as many as four major Android upgrades to bringing software features released on new flagships to older devices, Samsung's got the best software support policy in town the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
1 year ago

Oppo Find N2 Flip can’t quite steal the Galaxy Z Flip 4’s thunder

Oppo released its response to the Galaxy Z Flip 4 in December. The initial launch was limited in reach, but the Oppo Find N2 Flip is now coming to Europe at a competitive price, and foldable phone fans might find it difficult to ignore. It seems to be a worthy rival to the Galaxy Z […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

OnePlus copying Samsung’s update promise shows who rules Android

We've long held that Samsung is the undisputed king of Android updates. This has been a considerable achievement for a company that didn't have a great track record with updates. It went from being an example of how not to create a software policy to basically out-Androiding Google. This massive achievement was several years in […]

By Adnan Farooqui
1 year ago

Samsung seems to be working really hard on the Android 13 One UI 5.0 update

With the release of the official Android 13 and One UI 5.0 update for the Galaxy S22 series in many markets around the world in October, Samsung impressed us all. This is the fastest we've seen a new version of Android (and Samsung's custom skin) come to a Galaxy smartphone. If the company's Android 13 […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

It’s great that One UI 5.0 is out so quickly, but it’s not great for everyone

The official public release of Android 13 and One UI 5.0 is the fastest Samsung has ever managed to bring out a major new OS upgrade to a Galaxy device. The company kicked off the One UI 5.0 beta program for the Galaxy S22 series back in August, and this week, beta testing ended and […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

Samsung shows everyone who’s the king of Android updates

I've been covering Samsung for long enough to remember the time when its track record with Android updates used to be dismal. Samsung would often be the last among all Android OEMs to launch major software updates. Even when they did arrive users in select markets, particularly those with carrier-locked units in the US, would […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 years ago

If you don’t want an iPhone, buy a Galaxy!

Most U.S. smartphone customers that used to buy Google Nexus phones knew what they were signing up for, i.e., mobile devices made for Android enthusiasts who wanted access to the purest form of Google's mobile OS for a relatively low price. Perhaps the same can be said for most Google Pixel customers today, but I […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

If you care about updates or software features, buy Samsung

Whether you love or hate the company, we can all agree that Samsung isn't perfect. It has too many mobile products on the market, and sometimes, things slip through the cracks and don't go according to plan. But even so, Samsung is undeniably the best Android smartphone manufacturer when it comes to supporting its products […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

Samsung has more Android to offer than Google itself and that’s mega

Can you imagine a company out-Androiding Google, the company that owns Android? Okay, out-Androiding might not be a word, but you get the idea. The expectation would be that only Google would offer the best possible Android upgrade support on its Pixel smartphones. It would make perfect sense. The Pixel is its own line of […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Samsung shames Chinese smartphone makers with Android 12 rollout

After Google, Samsung was the first OEM to offer the latest Android 12 update to customers, and roughly one month after the initial roll-out, Samsung continues to lead its rivals, most of which are from China. As of this writing, Samsung is the only Android smartphone manufacturer to have made Android 12 available to select […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
2 years ago

Apple’s ‘copied’ Samsung with the iPhone 13, but is that the whole story?

Apple launched the iPhone 13 series along with iOS 15 yesterday, and as usual, the event was peppered with marketing buzzwords and claims of “new” features debuting with the latest iPhone models. But the evolution of mobile phones isn't quite as linear as Apple's painting it to be. Apple is gaining inspiration from its rivals […]

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

Samsung, the Galaxy Watch 3 deserves an optional Wear OS upgrade

Rumors about Samsung wanting to switch to Google's Android-based operating system for smartwatches have been floating around since 2018 but, it's 2021, and Samsung has finally decided to abandon its in-house-developed smartwatch platform in favor Google's Wear OS. Well, the official narrative around this massive change is that Samsung isn't abandoning Tizen OS outright, but that […]

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

Reasons why we believe the Galaxy A52 5G is THE mid-range phone to buy

The Galaxy A52 5G was officially released a few weeks ago and the new mid-range hero has certainly met and even exceeded our expectations. The Galaxy A52 5G is one of Samsung's best smartphones of the year so far and it shines next to any other budget-oriented mid-range phone, Galaxy-branded or otherwise. Samsung is now […]

By Mihai Matei
3 years ago

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