Nokia is better than Samsung in recent Android updates

Counterpoint Research found that 96% of Nokia phones sold since the launch of Android Pie were shipped with or updated to the latest version of Android . Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei have numbers in the range of more than 80%, but no other company that Counterpoint has reviewed approached the Finnish number. Lenovo  and Oppo  were below 50%, while LG and others were below 20%.

Slow updates have been a permanent issue for Android smartphones . Even major phones don't guarantee running the latest version of Google's operating system , and upgrades to new versions tend to arrive slowly. Unlike iPhones , which tend to be supported by Apple  for four or more years, more expensive Android phones tend to be supported for two or three years. Google's promise to offer three years for Pixel phones makes it a highlight.

The situation has improved over time. Google has made changes to Android that make it easier for manufacturers to provide updates, and has begun requiring popular phones to receive at least two years of security updates, which is more important than feature updates.

Still, as Counterpoint shows, the situation is bad for most phone manufacturers. Looking at its portfolio as a whole, updates take even longer, with only three phone brands - Nokia, Lenovo and Xiaomi - with half of their portfolio running the latest version of Android a year after its release, according to the study.

To make matters worse: as Counterpoint points out, as this trend continues, the lack of updates will mean more people running outdated versions of Android, losing features and security updates, making it harder for developers to code for an even wider variety. of devices.