Samsung might copy Google's trick: seven years of updates for the Galaxy S24.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10756719

Quoting the tl;dr in the linked article:

  • Samsung could be stepping up its game by offering seven years of major Android updates for the Galaxy S24 series, and the generous update policy might extend to other Galaxy flagships.

  • The Galaxy S24 series might also introduce charges for AI features like Live Translate and Pixel-like photo editing tools after 2025.

  • There’s speculation that users may need to sign in to their Samsung accounts for certain AI functionalities.

  • MudMan
    21•5 months ago

    Is the idea to go back to having a SD card slot, dual sim and a headphone jack? No? Because that’s why my last Samsung was a S10.

    Oh, well, back to my Xperia. Hang in there Sony, all seven of us left still need you even if your software all comes from one intern you keep tied to a broken PS5 in the basement.

      • MudMan
        1•5 months ago

        Yeah, at this point they’re only making these because they don’t make any major changes and it probably has a bunch of synergies with their camera business anyway.

        Between my post and yours I actually got the belated Android 14 update for my 2021 device, which is supposed to be probably the last major update it’ll get. Aaaand it’s missing the one feature I was looking forward to using.

        So not great, and if anybody makes a similar set of specs on a flagship elsewhere I’ll move on to that, I have no brand loyalty at play here. But there’s literally no other option to match in the flagship space at all. Even gaming phones have started dropping some of these common sense features.