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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Another aspect imo is software update policy. I guess now with new EU legislation it should improve, but in the past you got like 2 years OS, 3 security updates? Even on their flagship models.

That's just terrible, even more so when you weren't buying them at release.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I think they've advertised 4 years OS / 6 years security for 2025's models.

    I fully agree with you it was terrible previously, in fact as low as 2/2 at one point.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Yeah, even when considering them briefly that was an absolute deal breaker to me. 4/6 is still far less than the 7 years you get from Google/Samsung (at least their higher end models) or however long iPhones get updates, but similar to some competitors already mentioned in this thread from Xiaomi or vivo.

    And I guess many will upgrade within 6 years anyways, whereas with 2 years it was basically guaranteed that the devices will spend a good part (maybe even a majority) of their lifetime without any software and security updates.

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