Samsung has improved a lot over the years when it comes to software quality and support. We can say that the South Korean company, which has promised to update the Android operating system for up to 4 years for its latest devices, has thus begun to serve better than Google’s update policy for Pixel phones. That’s why Samsung owners are comfortable with the update. However, the Galaxy S10 Lite, one of the latest models of the company, has caused some confusion.
According to the announcement, the Galaxy S10 Lite will receive the Android 13 update, but older and expensive models, which are flagships for their period, Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ will not receive this update. So why?
Samsung’s update policy is based on the time the product is released, rather than pricing and hardware features. For example, Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ were running Android 9 operating system when they were released. That’s why they’re getting 3 Android OS updates: Android 10, Android 11 and Android 12.
The Galaxy S10 Lite, on the other hand, is a model released in early 2020 and went on sale with the Android 10 operating system. Therefore, the phone will be able to reach the Android 13 update.
Yes, it seems unfair for a cheaper and lower-end phone to get the Android 13 update compared to other Galaxy S10 models. However, the fact that Samsung’s update policy is not product-indexed is also very fair for the user.
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