One of the many reasons why a lot of people bought Google's Nexus handsets was because they always
got timely security updates and were guaranteed to have more or less than two years of Android upgrades.
Samsung has reasons why only a few models
get timely security updates, and we imagine most of them revolve around development costs, or sheer manpower.
It doesn't have the latest version of Android, and it likely won't
get timely security updates, but it's a fraction of the cost of flagship smartphones — some of which take just as long with updates.
You can also look at the Nokia 6 if you want a device that
gets timely security updates.
Not exact matches
Moto - branded phones also have a decent track record of
getting timely security patches and
updates, so you know your phone will stay safe from hackers and malicious bugs.
Google says it is working to improve the speeds of Android
security updates in 2017, but it admits about half of its users are not
getting timely patches.
It's vital that users
get timely Android
updates to protect them from hacks and
security flaws.
Also, we've seen a massive improvement in how
timely Samsung has become with respect to rolling out monthly
security updates and with the release of Android O, this is expected to even
get better.
There is the potential that the Essential Phone will
get very
timely updates for
security and major releases, but there is also a risk that this may not happen since it is a startup company.
Given Huawei's challenges entering the US market and its statements on
security and privacy at CES, it needs to
get in the game with
timely monthly
security updates.
Are they going to be abandoned like an old version of Android OS which will never
get security updates or
timely OS upgrades?
You also
get the promise of
timely monthly
security updates as well as major upgrades.
What's more, Kledermacher explains that Google has made significant strides in
getting carriers to push down important
security updates in a more
timely manner.
Hardly any of the major Android smartphone OEMs have shown they're capable of
getting security updates out in a
timely manner.
Even though you definitely won't
get a replica of the experience you'd
get on the Google Pixel 2, the Nokia 8 promises a clean interface, which further promises
timely software
updates, at least when it comes to monthly
security patches.
Only Google's own Pixel devices are guaranteed to
get the latest Android
security updates in a
timely manner, although the latest Samsung and Motorola devices are often not far behind.
Given the grave attacks that plague Android
security, it's vital that devices
get timely updates.