Samsung has added a surprisingly affordable device to its unbeatable Android update policy. The company promises an industry-leading four years of major Android updates for the newly-launched Galaxy A24. The handset recently debuted in Vietnam with a sub-$300 price tag.
Samsung arguably offers the best update support in the Android space today, even better than Google. During the Galaxy S22 launch in February last year, the company announced that its recent flagships and select mid-range models will get four major Android OS updates and five years of security updates, something no other Android OEM offered at that time. A few brands have gone on to match the world’s biggest smartphone vendor in recent months, though they don’t extend this generosity beyond flagships.
The Korean behemoth, on the other hand, keeps adding affordable models to this generous software support policy. Initially, it promised four major Android updates for the Galaxy A5x and Galaxy A7x lineups in the mid-range segment. It then added the Galaxy A3x lineup too. The Galaxy A54 5G and Galaxy A34 5G, both of which debuted in March running Android 13 out of the box, will get updates until Android 17. They are also eligible for security updates until at least March 2028.
Now, Samsung has extended this policy to the Galaxy A2x lineup as well. The newly-launched Galaxy A24 will also get the same level of Android OS and security updates as the aforementioned duo or the Galaxy S23 series flagships. Pricier handsets get security updates more frequently, but four major Android OS updates and five years of security updates for the Galaxy A24 are pretty big. The device costs VND 6,490,000 (roughly $277) for the base model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. For an 8GB+128GB configuration, it costs VND 6,990,000 (roughly $298).
Samsung devices are usually the first to monthly security updates as well
Samsung doesn’t just promise long after-sales update support for its Galaxy devices. It releases updates fast as well. Despite launching more phones than competing vendors every year, the Korean firm pushes major Android updates to most of its eligible devices within a few months of the stable release from Google.
On top of it, Samsung is usually the first to push the latest monthly security updates as well. Case in point, it has already released the May 2023 security patch long before Google. We are still a few days away from May. It would be some time before other vendors catch up to the Korean biggie. Meanwhile, we expect it to seed the new security patch to more eligible models in the coming days. We will keep you posted.