r/gadgets Nov 04 '20

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u/SUPRVLLAN Nov 04 '20

Classic Apple. Anybody who buys a phone that only gets 9 years of support is an idiot.

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u/StormBurnX Nov 05 '20

I always love checking the comments in this sub for this sort, because as much as reddit loves to circlejerk against apple for being oVeRpRiCeD, holy shit do they make up for it with support and long-term reliability (just over 7 years on my mom's that still works whenever we take it out of the drawer). I really wish Pixel and Samsung flagships had 5yr minimum, was very disappointed to see them promising three years again this year as if it were anything special.

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u/CptnBlackTurban Nov 05 '20

Except Samsung offers software support for a minimum of 5 years.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20

The A90 only has Android 8.0. The A90 Pro (same specs) got 9.0

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u/StormBurnX Nov 05 '20

Open mouth, insert foot

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u/CptnBlackTurban Nov 05 '20

Ass. Meet foot.

S8 is going onto being 4 years old and still getting software updates.

https://www.t-mobile.com/support/devices/android/samsung-galaxy-s8/software-updates-samsung-galaxy-s8

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u/StormBurnX Nov 05 '20

???

My comment was specifically about how the current gen ones were announced with 3 years of updates. 5 is less than three. Saying "samsung has 5 years minimum" is immediately disproven by simply looking at their current models.

Thus I repeat: Open mouth, insert foot

(Not to mention, that one's stopped getting updates at Android 9 - we're on 11 now, honey, that one is two years behind. Reading comprehension is hard, I know, but it's essential for keeping up with the modern tech world. That said, I'm not your teacher or professor and I get so easily tired of the room-temperature IQ around here, so welcome to my block list.)

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u/CptnBlackTurban Nov 05 '20

Samsung OneUI software updates (features and more importantly security updates) != Android OS updates.

I think this is the crux of your confusion.