Pixel 8 will get more OS updates with longer lifespan than Samsung

While the Pixel 6 ushered in two additional updates for three years of major Android OS version updates and security patches,

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Google is expected to change that on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro with more OS updates.

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Looking at the mobile Android landscape, three years of OS updates

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Which was also on Qualcomm-powered Pixel phones from 2017-2021 -

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is less than Samsung's promised four,

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Which started last year with Galaxy S21, S22, Flip 3. ,

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and continued through the Fold 3 and the devices released this year,

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Including some of the company's more affordable releases.

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Other Android-powered devices like the Nvidia Shield are largely updated for eight years because Nvidia fully

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