When we talk about the eternal battle between Samsung and Apple for dominance of the high-end, there was always one feature where those from Cupertino came out on top: the years of updates. In fact, it is one of the factors why many consumers continue to opt for an iPhone instead of a Galaxy. However, that obvious disadvantage will be part of the past with the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S24.
During the event of presentation Of these terminals, the South Korean manufacturer surprised us with an announcement. The Samsung Galaxy S24 will have up to 7 years of updates. So, after years and years of being left behind in this regard, Samsung will finally be able to stand up to Apple.
With this proposal, then, the Samsung Galaxy S24 will be able to update to the next seven versions of Android. If Google does not change its usual release schedule, then they will be able to reach Android 21.
Undoubtedly, we are facing a significant move by Samsung. The company had already been showing an effort in relation to support time, since the devices that precede the Galaxy S24 “boast” 4 years of operating system updates and 5 of security. Therefore, they have almost doubled the first figure, which is not a minor issue.
Now, the move is not only to match Apple in a field where they felt unbeatable. The truth is that Consumers no longer change their smartphone as frequently as before. Because? The margin for innovation has been significantly reduced from generation to generation, so it is becoming less and less attractive to pay a large amount of money for a product that, to be honest, does not improve much on the previous ones.
Consequently, Users demanded that their terminals receive more years of operating system updates. Otherwise, they are left behind when it comes to software developments.
A point that surely helped Samsung promote this proposal in the Galaxy S24 is the processor. He Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm has plenty of performance, and if we think about the future, it is surely capable of supporting the new features that Android will introduce in the coming years. There was no longer enough excuse not to offer a longer period of updates.
Of course, we have to see if Samsung is capable of fulfilling such an interesting promise. What is clear is that, if there were people who were reluctant to buy a Galaxy S24 due to the issue of updates, this news will convince them 100%. Hopefully it will be the way to follow for the rest of the Android smartphone manufacturers. When this becomes normalized throughout the sector, consumers will be the biggest beneficiaries.