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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10756719

Quoting the tl;dr in the linked article:

  • Samsung could be stepping up its game by offering seven years of major Android updates for the Galaxy S24 series, and the generous update policy might extend to other Galaxy flagships.

  • The Galaxy S24 series might also introduce charges for AI features like Live Translate and Pixel-like photo editing tools after 2025.

  • There's speculation that users may need to sign in to their Samsung accounts for certain AI functionalities.

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[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sony's poor update policy is a real shame with how old-school good their devices are. I'd look at Sony for my next phone if it weren't for the "two years and a coin flip" of security updates even their high end phones receive.

[–] MudMan@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah, at this point they're only making these because they don't make any major changes and it probably has a bunch of synergies with their camera business anyway.

Between my post and yours I actually got the belated Android 14 update for my 2021 device, which is supposed to be probably the last major update it'll get. Aaaand it's missing the one feature I was looking forward to using.

So not great, and if anybody makes a similar set of specs on a flagship elsewhere I'll move on to that, I have no brand loyalty at play here. But there's literally no other option to match in the flagship space at all. Even gaming phones have started dropping some of these common sense features.