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Maheshvara
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So, i own a Sony Xperia M2... It's a fantastic phone for my use :D I also did a review here

 

Around 3rd September i updated it to 4.4.2. It was a smooth update that didn't show many (if any) bugs :D

 

But, i bought this phone since it was a 2014 phone, and i expected it to get 5.0 (main reason why i didn't go with Alcatel Idol X), since it was supposed to be a huge upgrade over 4.4... I also know that Sony is notorious for being late with their updates, but i personally don't mind waiting 6~ months for it, but not getting it is a different story!

 

Now, i'm reading that it might not get it...

 

Now, i'm skeptical towards these claims, but i also know what Sony did with SP... :(

 

So, what do you guys think O.o

 

Also, if Sony really doesn't release a 5.0 update for M2, that only will mean that my next phone will NOT be Sony, not matter how big of a fanboy i am (i really am a Sony fanboy), but i like my phones updated! I even rooted my previous Galaxy Ace, but i can't this one (i promised my father that i wouldn't mess with the phone's OS when i asked for it... I'm also afraid of voiding my warranty...)

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I doubt that Sony will release an update for a mid-range device. Manufacturers usually only care about their high-end stuff. My Z3 and before that my S4 got all of the updates so far.

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I doubt that Sony will release an update for a mid-range device. Manufacturers usually only care about their high-end stuff. My Z3 and before that my S4 got all of the updates so far.

I understand that much, but Android has become a lot less resource greedy, and some of medium range device should also receive the update!

 

Hell, it's medium range, not low range...

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I understand that much, but Android has become a lot less resource greedy, and some of medium range device should also receive the update!

 

Hell, it's medium range, not low range...

not a flagship = will get the update by the time there is a new version of android or no update.

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not a flagship = will get the update by the time there is a new version of android or no update.

True that... I got this update in September, and this phone went on sale on May/June...

 

What about Moto G O.o It has similar enough specs to M2?

 

And please don't say it's because of Motorola...

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True that... I got this update in September, and this phone went on sale on May/June...

 

What about Moto G O.o It has similar enough specs to M2?

 

And please don't say it's because of Motorola...

considering that the M2 has specs of a low-end devices, yes. That and Moto G gets updates.

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considering that the M2 has specs of a low-end devices, yes. That and Moto G gets updates.

Nope, i'm quite sure that M2 is a mid-range device... It has very, very similar specs to Moto G (2014), which is a mid range device...

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well I have an SP and really waited for it to have kitkat but it didn't happen so i resorted to custom roms.

I think Sony prioritizes the Z phones first when it comes to software updates.

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Nope, i'm quite sure that M2 is a mid-range device... It has very, very similar specs to Moto G (2014), which is a mid range device...

Well it has a qHD display, and no real "mid range phone" uses that. Most use 720p.
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well I have an SP and really waited for it to have kitkat but it didn't happen so i resorted to custom roms.

I think Sony prioritizes the Z phones first when it comes to software updates.

Yeah... If it continues like this, i'll have to wait for CM to release a stable rom for M2...

 

 

Well it has a qHD display, and no real "mid range phone" uses that. Most use 720p.

I still don't see what's up with people bitching about those low res screens??? It's nice and all to have a 1080p/1440p screens, and i would like to have that kind of screen, but qHD is good enough (atleast for my use of games, reading books, browsing, looking at words in dictionaries...), so i don't see what's the problem...

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I still don't see what's up with people bitching about those low res screens??? It's nice and all to have a 1080p/1440p screens, and i would like to have that kind of screen, but qHD is good enough (atleast for my use of games, reading books, browsing, looking at words in dictionaries...), so i don't see what's the problem...

I'd much prefer a form of hd, especially considering the g is in the sane price range with a 720p display.
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I doubt that Sony will release an update for a mid-range device. Manufacturers usually only care about their high-end stuff. My Z3 and before that my S4 got all of the updates so far.

Depends on the manufacturer. Motorola has promised Lollipop update for Moto E, even though it is low-end phone.

 

Meanwhile, LG or Huawei have NEVER updated their lower end devices and most of them are still sold with heavily skinned Android 4.1 or 4.2. :D

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