Ulefone has already made a name for itself in the rugged smartphone business. Now, it's got a sub-brand that's focused on more niche innovations for people who want more differentiated devices – and its first flagship product is quite something.

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[–] [S] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The smartphone will boot Android 15 and receive OS upgrades until Android 18.

https://www.gsmarena.com/rugone_xever_7_pro_specs_images-news-69354.php

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    That's kinda my point. Android 18 is likely to come out in or around 2028. So you'll get 4-ish years of updates. I know batteries got headlines a few years back, but the complete lack of software support is the real "planned obsolescence" pandemic.

    Also, this is not an gripe specifically about this phone, but the phone markets in general. 4 versions of Android is on the high side for a lot of Android phones... I've seen several that only get 2 and its disgraceful.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    It's definitely an issue, but there is some push to address it:

    • Fairphone promises 8 years
    • Google/Samsung promises 7 years for flagship lines
    • Huawei via Honor brand promises 6 years for flagship lines

    Mid-tier lines usually get minus 1 or 2 years with the exception of Fairphone, but the recent price increase starts to skirt the line of a flagship.

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