In addition to price, specifications, functions and other factors, one of the key points that many people will pay attention to when buying a smartphone is actually how long the system update/security update guarantee period is. It is now also regarded as one of the important items for reference. After all, no one wants their new phone to become an orphan due to system updates soon after buying it. Regarding this, Google’s new phone Pixel 4a has now officially made a longer-term commitment to its own products. Continue reading Pixel 4a will have the longest Android system update guarantee currently reported.
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Pixel 4a will have the longest Android system update guarantee at this stage
To be honest, in fact, during the update and maintenance period of Google Pixel series mobile phones, they are very sincere in making the update time longer than promised. For example, after the original Pixel was released in 2016, it provided updates all the way to the end of 2019, two months after it was discontinued; the Pixel 2 launched in 2017 is also confirmed to be updated to Android 11 in the fall. This time, when Google launched the Pixel 4a, it extended the originally promised two-year software update guarantee to three years. That means that until at least 2023, users can still receive functional system updates.
That is to say, as the third-party brands have rarely deeply customized the Android system in recent years (more native ones should be relatively friendly to upgrades?), the recently launched Galaxy Note20 also mentioned the guarantee of system updates. It’s just that compared to Google’s direct call for three years, Samsung’s “3rd generation system update(OS updates up to 3 generations.)” seems to be a bit unclear – although it is generally speculated that it refers to 3 years of updates.
Regardless, it would certainly be more reassuring for consumers to see big brands starting to make longer guarantees about how long their devices will receive updates. You don’t have to worry that new software system features will no longer be available soon. This also makes the Google Pixel 4a, which costs a whole lot of money, feel more worth buying!
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