Samsung ends up with updates for these models

South Korean company Samsung This year, it certainly deserves praise for its honest approach to updating its smartphones. Together with the Chinese Xiaomi, it has been the most active of the producers for the last two months. However, this mainly applies to more expensive and newer models from the last two years. Portal XDA-developers but now it informs about four older Samsung smartphones, which will not officially receive further updates.

How long is the warranty on Samsung smartphone updates?

Samsung originally guaranteed a two-year warranty on system updates and a three-year warranty on security updates. It recently extended the system update warranty for up to three years for more expensive models (3 major Android operating system updates).

In the case of security patches, the system has a list of models on its website that can still expect them. This list is divided into models with monthly and quarterly security updates. Quarters relate to major cheap and older facilities.

Four 2017 models will no longer receive an update

But this week, Samsung removed four smartphones from the list that came on the market in 2017. That is, more than three years ago. The first discarded Samsung Galaxy J3 Pop smartphone was not a well-known model. It was the lowest class with a 4.65-inch display and 1 GB of RAM for a price under 100 euros. Much more well-known smartphones are three other models – Galaxy A5 2017, Galaxy A3 2017, and Galaxy A7 2017. These models were among the best-selling in Slovakia.

They offered AMOLED FHD displays, a decent chipset, a solid camera and, most importantly, IP68 certification water resistance. It is not surprising that they are still actively used by their owners today. The Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G folding smartphone has also been removed from the list. In his case, however, it was an error and he has already returned to the list.