They do not share
the same upgrade cycle as phones for most people.
Not exact matches
If we assume a 2 - year average
upgrade cycle for smartphones and growth trends remain the
same, the global smartphone installed base will grow from 2.2 billion in 2014 to about 4.2 billion by the end of 2017, according to our estimates.
E-Readers are for the most part, immune to the
same sort of
upgrade cycle we see with smartphones and tablets.
Your
Upgrade Cycle is calculated from the current date of the month, to the 1st day of the
same month in the previous year (i.e. any rolling minimum 12 month's to a maximum of 13 months).
Last year, Apple broke its typical
upgrade cycle by retaining the
same iPhone shape for a third year in a row and endured a rare sales slide.
During the OnePlus forums AMA, the company also confirmed that the OnePlus 5 and 5T will share the
same software update
cycle of the OnePlus 3 and 3T, and all of those devices will be
upgraded to Android 8.1 Oreo.
The thing is, it's packed with much older tech than other phones that cost the
same, and it won't be getting an Android Nougat, nor will it receive Android Oreo, thanks to phones powered by Google's OS having a much shorter software
upgrade cycle.