Google will obliterate Samsung's software support starting with the Pixel 6

Terminal updated: October 11th, 2021 at 13:14 UTC+01:00

Samsung was the first Android OEM to announce four years of software update support for its smartphones. Later, OnePlus, OPPO, and Xiaomi also announced that they would offering software support to some of their smartphones for four years. Google, which was left behind in the game, has at present decided to offer the longest software update support in the Android space.

The Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro will be Google'southward start smartphones to come with five years of software back up. The information was revealed through leaked production pages of the upcoming Pixel phones on CarphoneWarehouse'due south website (now pulled).

The software department on the product page mentions, "Pixel comes with at least 5 years of updates, so information technology gets more secure over time." However, the terms and conditions section of the webpage mentions "Android security updates," which probably means that the devices will get 3-iv years of Android Bone updates and 1-2 years of additional security updates.

Google is promising a year longer software update support than Samsung

This is a yr longer than what Samsung is promising for some of its mid-range and all high-end smartphones. Things are definitely moving in the right direction, but it is nothing groundbreaking. Apple releases 5-6 major OS updates to all of its smartphones, and nosotros would've liked to run across Google match Apple's software support because that information technology develops Android for the whole ecosystem.

The Pixel vi and the Pixel six Pro are the company's beginning true flagship smartphones in years. They come up with an attractive pattern, 120Hz OLED displays, Google's in-house high-end processor named Tensor (developed in collaboration with Samsung), upgraded forepart and rear camera sensors, an IP68 rating for grit and water resistance, stereo speakers, 5G connectivity, Wi-Fi 6, and high-capacity batteries.

Based on their specifications, they can go caput-to-head with about high-terminate smartphones from Apple, Samsung, OnePlus, OPPO, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Would you switch from a Galaxy smartphone to a Pixel smartphone for longer software support? Let united states of america know in the comments department beneath.

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