Posted August 17, 2014 So I was wondering how often does Samsung and LG and HTC update their flagship phones? Like the rate after Google releases their official update, from the time that LG for example release their own software update for their own flagship? Computer Specifications: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition | CoolerMaster Silencio S400 | Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB | 1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD | Corsair RM650W Camera Equipment: Camera Bodies: Olympus Pen-F | Panasonic GH3 (Retired) Lenses: Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 6-9 months. its a really slow process. I think some of samsungs phones still are not on kit kat, but dont quote me on that. I personally root and hop on the newest version bandwagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 Author 6-9 months. its a really slow process. I think some of samsungs phones still are not on kit kat, but dont quote me on that. I personally root and hop on the newest version bandwagon What about flagships? Like the top of the line? Computer Specifications: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition | CoolerMaster Silencio S400 | Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB | 1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD | Corsair RM650W Camera Equipment: Camera Bodies: Olympus Pen-F | Panasonic GH3 (Retired) Lenses: Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 What about flagships? Like the top of the line? 6 months. did a quick google, samsung is JUST now pushing out 4.4.4-4.4.2 updates to their newest devices. all the manufacturers have to put in their apps, and skins. so it may be longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 What about flagships? Like the top of the line? Same thing. I believe they get the coding after Google releases it on their phones, so they have to wait to make sure that their skins play nicely with it. It also has to go through the carrier approval process which can take forever, or they can not bother with it at all. Motorola are pretty much the only other people decent with updates. But I'm not even sure if that will carry on now that they're no longer owned by Google. CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2 Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5 RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73 Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red OG Gaming Rig - Gone Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 Author 6 months. did a quick google, samsung is JUST now pushing out 4.4.4-4.4.2 updates to their newest devices. all the manufacturers have to put in their apps, and skins. so it may be longer. Anything about LG?? Computer Specifications: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition | CoolerMaster Silencio S400 | Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB | 1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD | Corsair RM650W Camera Equipment: Camera Bodies: Olympus Pen-F | Panasonic GH3 (Retired) Lenses: Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 Author Same thing. I believe they get the coding after Google releases it on their phones, so they have to wait to make sure that their skins play nicely with it. It also has to go through the carrier approval process which can take forever, or they can not bother with it at all. Motorola are pretty much the only other people decent with updates. But I'm not even sure if that will carry on now that they're no longer owned by Google. LG by any chance do any faster updates compared to Samsung? Because I think the Cyanogen devs are waiting for a bootloader unlock tool from LG before they can make a version for it, and that will take awhile, incase LG is slow in updating too Computer Specifications: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition | CoolerMaster Silencio S400 | Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB | 1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD | Corsair RM650W Camera Equipment: Camera Bodies: Olympus Pen-F | Panasonic GH3 (Retired) Lenses: Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 LG by any chance do any faster updates compared to Samsung? Because I think the Cyanogen devs are waiting for a bootloader unlock tool from LG before they can make a version for it, and that will take awhile, incase LG is slow in updating too honestly couldnt say. Probably could google it, but me and my family do not own LG devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 LG by any chance do any faster updates compared to Samsung? Because I think the Cyanogen devs are waiting for a bootloader unlock tool from LG before they can make a version for it, and that will take awhile, incase LG is slow in updating too Worse. Much, much worse. CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2 Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5 RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73 Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red OG Gaming Rig - Gone Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 Author Worse. Much, much worse. Well shit, now I feel like going for a S5, damn man, but LG did say they will release a bootloader unlocking tool, which will be useful Computer Specifications: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition | CoolerMaster Silencio S400 | Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB | 1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD | Corsair RM650W Camera Equipment: Camera Bodies: Olympus Pen-F | Panasonic GH3 (Retired) Lenses: Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 Well shit, now I feel like going for a S5, damn man, but LG did say they will release a bootloader unlocking tool, which will be useful Personally I'd wait for the next Moto phone. 3 weeks. Likely has dual front facing speakers, super tight body, bigger screen, bigger battery, more stock like OS...just an overall better device. CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2 Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5 RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73 Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red OG Gaming Rig - Gone Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 Author Personally I'd wait for the next Moto phone. 3 weeks. Likely has dual front facing speakers, super tight body, bigger screen, bigger battery, more stock like OS...just an overall better device. Moto Phones are not easy to find here, carriers don't carry them, they are like the Nexus Line, both are only available off contract at high pricing. And just one more thing, open too others too, How long will it take someone to get used to a 5-5.5 inch display from a tiny 4.3 one? Computer Specifications: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition | CoolerMaster Silencio S400 | Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB | 1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD | Corsair RM650W Camera Equipment: Camera Bodies: Olympus Pen-F | Panasonic GH3 (Retired) Lenses: Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 Moto Phones are not easy to find here, carriers don't carry them, they are like the Nexus Line, both are only available off contract at high pricing. And just one more thing, open too others too, How long will it take someone to get used to a 5-5.5 inch display from a tiny 4.3 one? Get a Samsung or I will murder you. And to answer your question, you receive stability updates much faster. Android updates may be a pain in the ass, but Samsung does a good job of fixing glitches or stability issues. I received (3? 5?) updates on my Note 3 and 4 updates on my Note 10.1 2014 edition. Samsung used to suck when it came to software support, but they're gradually getting their shit together; which is great news. #SAMSUNG "provided us 4 1tb ssds so we could run the whole site off solid state." - LinusTech #GALAXY #ATIV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 Author Get a Samsung or I will murder you. And to answer your question, you receive stability updates much faster. Android updates may be a pain in the ass, but Samsung does a good job of fixing glitches or stability issues. I received (3? 5?) updates on my Note 3 and 4 updates on my Note 10.1 2014 edition. Samsung used to suck when it came to software support, but they're gradually getting their shit together; which is great news. You forgot something in your sig, #Lagwiz but on a serious note, I was going to get a S5, over all other phones, but then, I the G3 came and I prefer its UI and want to try something new, so trying LG this time Computer Specifications: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite | ADATA XPG SPECTRIX D50 32 GB 3600 MHz | Asus RTX 3060 KO Edition | CoolerMaster Silencio S400 | Klevv Cras C700 M.2 SSD 256GB | 1TB Crucial MX500 | 1 TB SanDisk SSD | Corsair RM650W Camera Equipment: Camera Bodies: Olympus Pen-F | Panasonic GH3 (Retired) Lenses: Sigma 30mm F1.4 | Sigma 16mm F1.4 | Sigma 19mm F2.8 | Laowa 17mm F1.8 | Olympus 45mm F1.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 You forgot something in your sig, #Lagwiz but on a serious note, I was going to get a S5, over all other phones, but then, I the G3 came and I prefer its UI and want to try something new, so trying LG this time Expect to choke on a Note 3 during your sleep.* *This joke is not to be meant to be taken into figuratively. #SAMSUNG "provided us 4 1tb ssds so we could run the whole site off solid state." - LinusTech #GALAXY #ATIV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 17, 2014 Moto Phones are not easy to find here, carriers don't carry them, they are like the Nexus Line, both are only available off contract at high pricing. And just one more thing, open too others too, How long will it take someone to get used to a 5-5.5 inch display from a tiny 4.3 one? Hardly any time at all. I adapted almost instantly...other than the wow of the bigger screen. That stuck around for a while. It's so much better. Honestly, even the G3 would be an easy phone to adapt to. My roommates both got matching ones yesterday, and when I hold it compared to my Nexus 5 the difference is minimal. Anyone who complains about the bigger size has clearly never held the device for that long. CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2 Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5 RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73 Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red OG Gaming Rig - Gone Spoiler CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970 PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2014 Here is a link from htc: http://www.htc.com/us/go/htc-software-updates/ A link near the top shows a diagram of the whole process which is a generalization of all manufacturers and providers. But yea, as everyone else has stated it is a slow process that depends on the actual phone, the manufacturer and the provider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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