androidlover9
Android Enthusiast
The iPhone 4S is getting updated to iOS 8 while the Galaxy S3 is barely getting KitKat?
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Not all that surprising, the closed nature of iPhones allows apple to control what runs on the platforms (although how well it runs and what features will be missing will be an issue I imagine)
As for the S3 it's touchwiz imposing the limitations really, kitkat (SlimKat) runs a dream on mine (and my phone will never see an official KitKat release as it's the international version)
Watching what iOS7 did to my boss's 2nd Gen. iPad and iPhone 4 makes me less disappointed.![]()
At least it got iOS 7...
But if it's a backward step on that device it's not an advantage. My daughter is deliberately still running iOS6 on her iPhone 4G (and will probably move to Android when she next upgrades).
Apple provide updates, but usually with features disabled (they always say due to hardware limits, but people make some of them work fine on jailbroken devices). And I'd certainly say not to be the first to update, because it's quite common for early releases of a new iOS version to perform very poorly on older hardware.
The S3's had 2 years of updates, which isn't bad really. And remember how many phones Samsung release each year, each of which needs its own builds of any updates, and some of which have lot more hardware differences than different years' IPhones (different S3 variants had totally different chipsets, for example).
Different strategies. Apple concentrate on one part of the market (high end), essentially only make flagship devices (using a reduced storage version of an older device as the "budget" model), and ignoring the low margin end of the market altogether. Samsung just try to saturate every possible sector of the market with multiple devices.
Yeah, by doing that they forget about their older flagships...
I don't! My Dell computer is about 5 years old: a little slow but workable. No reason why a $600 phone shouldn't do the same.Most people here in the US are on a two year cycle for phones.
People move on, and upgrading takes the same amount of manpower to benefit fewer and fewer customers still on the old device.
Keep in mind each manufacturer wants you to buy the new flagship. They do this not only by having better hardware, but also on the software side. Example: Apple left siri out of ios6 for the iPhone 4.
Its a balance between selling phones now, and keeping current customers happy so they buy your phone when they're ready for the next one.
After all - They are a business.
I think 2 years of support is plenty.
Also rooting and putting a custom rom on is a great way to keep a phone up to date with features you wouldn't even see in an official release (obviously this isn't for everyone)
I had the iPhone 3G and iOS 4.2.1 (I think) pretty much killed it. New official software on an old device isn't always great. The S3 has had more than it's fair share of issues with recent updates.
Yeah I think 2 years is fair.
Think of it this way, you buy a phone as it is, software and all. Any official update is a bonus :thumbup:
At the very least they could have updated it with the galaxy S5 UI and some features like the ultra power saving mode or even air gestures...
Yeah, but nexus devices always get updates...
Yeah, but nexus devices always get updates...
I don't! My Dell computer is about 5 years old: a little slow but workable. No reason why a $600 phone shouldn't do the same.
JM
Actually windows 7 is fine for me. If I needed it for professonal work that would be diffierent, but for email and scouring the internet it works fine. Different strokes...Same with G3. Works fine for my purposes.Nexus devices only get about 2 years of support as well, they just get the updates first.
Nexus One never got 4.0
Nexus S never got 4.2
Galaxy Nexus never got 4.4 (Verizon version didn't even get 4.3)
The 2012 Nexus 7 has hit its two year mark, so we'll have to see if it gets Android L or not. Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 are still within 2 years, so they'll likely get it depending on when it's released.
True that it gets security updates, but if you want an OS update (like windows 7 to windows 8) it aren't free and thus have to be purchased. So this begs the question, would you be willing to pay for longer support?