Exactly the same here. If someone else makes a phone with the battery life of a P2 I would strongly consider it. Love this phone for that alone. I couldn't go back to a normal battery now.
Do people care about getting up to date Android security updates?
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It is good to see that Microsoft support my Lumia 435 phone launched in January 2015 that is now running on a dead platform getting the latest October 2017 monthly security update today.
And my 1 month old note 8 is still on the august updateIt is good to see that Microsoft support my Lumia 435 phone launched in January 2015 that is now running on a dead platform getting the latest October 2017 monthly security update today.
Project Treble looks to make strides in fixing this problem by making the OS, skins, security updates etc all Modular.
The article below is a good read and theres a lot of development that went in Oreo.
https://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2017/09/android-8-oreo-review/
great news, as long as its successful.
I just found out that Motorola/Lenovo have EOL'd security updates for the MotoG3 (that I bought eighteen months ago). Last patch was for April. Well I guess I'll have to root it and put Android 7 on it, and never buy another Lenovo product again.
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on a relic galaxy note 3 with a custom rom on 7.1.2 with the october security patch, just goes to show ya heh
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Nearly November and my G6 is STILL on July security patch for stock ROMs. I like my phone but LG are utterly woeful with updates.
MY Honor 8 was last updated to August security in September, not great but much better than my Mrs Axon 7 mini which hasn't had an update since November 2016, ZTE are shocking, never replay to questions about this and would never buy one again.
This.
My wife's had an (unlocked) Xperia X Compact for about 3 months and it's been updated regularly. Colour me impressed, especially since the X Compact isn't midrange. It's had more updates in that time than my (unlocked) HTC 10 has in the 16 months or so I've had that.
While I'm not the biggest fan of the Sony look, I'll certainly consider them (and probably Nokia based on this thread) when it comes to upgrade time next year....
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Got a couple of X compacts for my parents, they're nice little phones and will be getting Android 8.0 at some point too
Sony get a lot of unfair criticism IMO, I'm a heavy user of my year old XZ and the UI is still running smoothly and it's getting the monthly security updates, there's not many android phones that can say the same
In the Asian Market some of the G6's are now on the September patch, tbh as i mentioned before i not to bothered about security patches.
I will be bothered if it doesn't get the Oreo update pronto which is rumoured sometime in November.
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blueborne says hi.
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A Sony exec has said their phones will have a new design soon. Will probably be shown at IFA in February next year. I'll also be keeping my eye on them. They have great hardware but the design has been the same for years.
I'd say that's very true. I've been quite impressed by it to be honest and if the design does change, they'll definitely be on list of potentials next year.
Big 400MB + patch downloading and installing on the Nokia 3 now, pleased to see Nokia again issuing October 2017 security patch in the month it was released.