Samsung is building a reputation for long-term software support, although most of its attention is focused on high-end models.
As impressive as seven years of updates are on the Galaxy S24, Z Fold 6, and Z Flip 6 series, it’s also crucial that its budget phones have long-term support.
And if a recent report is accurate, it looks like that’s exactly what’s going to happen. According to The Tech Outlook, Samsung will equip its next generation of cheap phones with no fewer than six major Android operating system updates and six years of security updates.
The enhanced promise will begin with the Galaxy A16 and A16 5G, scheduled to launch in December. It will likely also include the Galaxy A26, A36, and A56, although it’s unclear whether even cheaper Galaxy M series phones will be covered.
If true, this will be a huge upgrade over the Galaxy A15 and A15 5G, which only get three major OS upgrades and four years of security updates .
That hasn’t stopped both from being among the best budget phones you can buy, so we have high hopes for their successors.
This article was originally published on our sister publication M3 and was translated and adapted from Swedish.
