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izacus
on Sept 25, 2023
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Pixel 8 leak promises 7 years of OS updates
OEMs have significantly prolonged their update cycles too - both Samsung and Xiaomi are now promising 5 year support for their top models.
nomel
on Sept 25, 2023
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> OEMs
That's OEM, singular, for many markets, including the US, where Xiaomi isn't sold.
fomine3
on Sept 26, 2023
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US is the exceptional market that not welcoming Chinese devices. Xiaomi is sold on other developed/developing countries.
izacus
on Sept 26, 2023
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The fact that you let carriers destroy free market in US kinda isn't an issue with Android.
nomel
on Sept 26, 2023
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I don't understand. I can get an iPhone on any carrier, and get long term updates. What does this have to do with carriers? (genuine question)
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