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Major OS updates promised: typical values for Android phones

Half of Android phones in the catalog have major OS updates promised below 3, and 80% fall between 2 and 7 (459 models with data).

Median3
Median 20264
Typical range2 – 7
Models459
Distribution

How major OS updates promised is distributed

0316192122123456781: 72: 1053: 1224: 985: 376: 407: 498: 1Median 3
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Major OS updates promised23357

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median major OS updates promised by year

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Recent leaders

Highest major OS updates promised

1 Fairphone 6
Fairphone · 2025
6
6.3″Snapdragon 7s Gen 34,415 mAh50 MP
8
8.2
2 Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
Samsung · 2024
Galaxy S24 FE
6.7″Exynos 2400e4,700 mAh50 MP
7
8.8
3 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8
Samsung · 2026
Galaxy Z Flip8
6.9″Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 54,300 mAh50 MP
7
7.7
4 Samsung Galaxy S25+
Samsung · 2025
Galaxy S25+
6.7″Snapdragon 8 Elite4,900 mAh50 MP
7
9.2
5 Honor Magic8 Pro
Honor · 2025
Magic8 Pro
6.7″Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 57,100 mAh50 MP
7
9.7
6 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Samsung · 2024
Galaxy S24 Ultra
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Gen 35,000 mAh200 MP
7
9.3
7 Google Pixel 9
Google · 2024
Pixel 9
6.3″Tensor G44,700 mAh50 MP
7
8.7
8 Google Pixel 11 Pro
Google · 2026
Pixel 11 Pro
6.3″Tensor G64,850 mAh50 MP
7
9.3
9 Motorola Signature
Motorola · 2026
Signature
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Gen 55,200 mAh50 MP
7
9.6
10 Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
Google · 2025
Pixel 10 Pro XL
6.8″Tensor G55,200 mAh50 MP
7
9.4
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