Samsung's Upgrade Support Is Getting Better, But Still No Match For iPhone

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Starting with the Galaxy S21 and S22 series, all Samsung flagships — and a handful of Galaxy-A mid-rangers — will get Android upgrades for four years and security updates for five years. The announcement made during the most recent Unpacked event builds upon the commitment Samsung made a year ago when the company promised four years of Android security updates on its high-end phones and tablets.

Back then, Samsung assured that the Galaxy Fold and Z Fold 2, and their respective generation clamshell foldables will be getting the aforementioned treatment, alongside Galaxy S phones. However, that doesn’t mean updates will be delivered at the same pace throughout that duration. As the phone ages, the update frequency will be reduced from monthly to quarterly, or even further. Either way, it was still a step in the right direction, with the company raising the bar further in 2022.

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Samsung announced a fresh roadmap that includes four generations of Android updates and an assurance of security updates for a span of five years. The list of eligible devices includes flagships across the Galaxy S series and its foldable phones. Basically, the Galaxy S22, S22+, S22 Ultra, S21, S21+, S21 Ultra, S21 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 3, and the Galaxy Z Flip 3. All upcoming phones in the Galaxy Z foldable and Galaxy S flagship series will also follow the same update route. Interestingly, “select A series devices” set to arrive in the coming months will also be getting a similar update commitment from Samsung.

A reason for preferring iPhone over Android is the superior software update cycle. Take, for example, the iPhone 6s. In spite of being released all the way back in 2015,