Bottom line: The Pixel 2 offers the best Android experience around, and
promises timely updates for at least two years.
In late July, Asus
promised timely updates to Android 4.1 for most of its Transformer line, so hopefully the Transformer Prime and Transformer Pad Infinity will see their own updates coming soon as well.
Nokia is also
promising timely updates for its phones, which is welcome news.
Don't worry, Google Assistant support should still be offered out the box, and you're also
promised timely updates to stock software.
Not exact matches
As part of its 2006 election platform, the Conservative Party
promised to «create an Independent Budget Authority to provide objective analysis directly to Parliament about the state of the nation's finances and trends in the national economy; require government departments and agencies to provide
timely information to the Parliamentary Budget Authority to ensure it has the information it needs to provide accurate analyses to Parliament; and ensure that government fiscal forecasts are
updated quarterly and that they provide complete data for both revenue and spending forecasts».
I realised I've
promised myself to
update my blog in a more
timely manner, which was a
promise I didn't keep, not until recently.
Beyond the Main Story mode, other modes
promise to help strengthen your army or let you compete against others with «free and
timely updates» to add new characters and content over time.
Star Citizen has just had a rather beefy
update, fulfiling the development team's
promise to regularly deliver content to its backers in a
timely fashion.
OnePlus has shaken up its software department recently, and
promised more
timely software
updates in the future.
This is where the Xiaomi Mi A1 has one of its greatest advantages over the Honor 9i as it is part of the Android One program and ships with a stock Android software with the
promise of
timely updates.
HMD
promised that it would deliver
timely updates to all phones in its portfolio, including the entry - level Nokia 3, and the manufacturer kept up its word.
Android Go, a lightweight version of Android designed for lower - end devices with less than 1 GB of RAM,
promises a world of efficient, decent - performing budget phones with
timely security and app
updates.
This flavor of Android
promises a world of efficient, decent - performing budget phones with
timely security and app
updates.
Furthermore, those on the Nexus handset will be
promised of
timely software
updates as compared to the Samsung device, which has to go through company - based optimizations first before being released to the masses.
Plus, the
promise of
timely software
updates and the availability of the latest Android versions are a huge positive.
GPe partners got early Android code from Google to help push out the
promised «
timely»
updates, but the phones themselves were only ever available in the U.S., and sales were poor all - round.
I want the One's hardware, but I want the Nexus 4's software and
promise of
timely updates — I've said for a year that HTC should offer stock Android phones, and I'm still convinced the company could save itself with the One plus pure Android.
As noted earlier, the company has
promised to use pure Android skins — skins that allow devices to receive
timely software
updates.
There are better alternatives available at that price, but HMD is betting on the
promise of
timely updates and class - leading battery life as the differentiator.
This is the only phone that
promises to get you
timely software
updates, which is the kind of thing diehard Android fans are always looking for.
It runs a stock version of Android with a
promise of
timely updates too.
Yes, the Xiaomi Mi3 wasn't making
promises of
timely software
updates, but if you look at Google, they too didn't really stick to their
promise (more on that later).
You also get the
promise of
timely monthly security
updates as well as major upgrades.
This time around, Nokia is going to go the «pure Android» route,
promising timely security
updates and fast
updates to major new Android releases.
We
promise to
timely provide any
updates on the situation.
The Android One U11 Life — unlike the T - Mobile U.S. version we reviewed separately, running HTC Sense — runs Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box, and comes with the
promise of
timely updates to future versions.
In addition to
promising competitive pricing for its Android phones, HMD Global also
promised that all Nokia phones will receive
timely software
updates to match what Google does with the Pixel and Nexus phones.
Smartphones running stock Android
promise a bloat - free OS experience and
timely updates.
One thing that HMD Global
promised all Nokia fans is that it will always follow Google closely when it comes to
timely software
updates.
The HMD Global phone has Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box, with the upcoming
update to Android 8.0 set to be the first real test for the Finnish company in terms of its
promises to deliver
timely updates.
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.
the only issue I have faced so far is the lack of
timely updates, but Huawei have
promised 6 months regular
updates for 4x and 6 +.
Android One also
promises two years of
timely updates — but sadly, the A1 is still stuck on Android 7.1.2 Nougat.
In fact, if you are looking for a device that
promises timely software
updates, there's no other than the Google Pixels.
Year after year, the world's biggest phone manufacturer fails to deliver on its
promise for
timely software
updates, and in doing so significantly depresses the overall tally in the process.
HMD Global Oy on Wednesday finally announced the first Nokia flagship in the post-Microsoft era in the form of the Nokia 8, revealing an Android - powered device with high - end specifications accompanied by a
promise of
timely software
updates.
It gets even more interesting knowing that this is a Google device that
promises timely software
updates whenever available.
One key
promise we're looking after is «pure Android» — no bloatware on the device and
timely Android version
updates.
Like the special «Google Edition» Galaxy S4,
timely updates will be
promised alongside the «stock» Android user experience on this HTC One.
Android One, if it comes to the U.S., may be priced somewhere between $ 200 and $ 300, which would attract many Nexus fans, especially since the device runs pure Android OS with a
promise of
timely OS and security
updates.
The smartphone further sports a fingerprint scanner, IP54 certification, a 3,090 mAh battery with Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging technology, and a near - stock version of Android coming alongside a
promise of
timely updates.
This
promises to leave the phone as clean as possible, but still, this doesn't
promise timely software
updates that include the vital monthly Android Security Patch from Google.
When Google announced Android One this year at Google I / O in early summer it wowed the world with a vision to not only provide quality hardware for under $ 100, but it also
promised to deliver
timely updates to keep these devices rocking the newest version of Android for a long time after you buy the device.
Not only do they represent a glimpse into the hardware direction Google envisages for Android, but the
promise of the most
timely software
updates in an OS world growing increasingly fragmented.
Second, since it's an Android Go phone, it's running a lightweight, stock version of Android Oreo and is
promised to receive software
updates in a
timely manner — something you don't often see with Android handsets in this price bracket.
Nokia had
promised to keep its phones
updated with the latest Android software in a
timely manner, confirming that it had plans to
update the Nokia 3 to Android 7.1.1 Nougat by the end of August.
The Nexus 5X is running Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box, and apart from the
promise of
timely updates, if you are looking for the purest Android experience available, Nexus is the only way to go.
You also get the
promise of
timely updates throughout the lifetime of the device (now at 4.4.4 KitKat).