If I buy a Xiaomi Redmi Note 13, I have an Android device running Android 13, and the latest Android version will be released this year (whether that Android version will also be available this year will be left open, as there is no Android 14 update) because Until now.is). If I buy a Samsung Galaxy A25, I will have a device that comes with Android 14 and is supported up to Android 18 (until 2027). Not to mention, Samsung is clearly quicker to roll out Android upgrades, even for much cheaper devices (for example, the A13 5G — a two-year-old low-cost device at €179 — has been running since last month on Android 14, the third upgrade to the operating system (and, to be clear, This matter, this device was announced with updates up to Android 13).

It also seems like “all fronts” here only refers to cameras with higher megapixel counts? Because the SoC isn’t much better (on the contrary, the Exynos 1280 seems to basically outperform the Mediatek Dimensity 6080 by a small margin) and the display shares most of the specs except the same size.

Not all the value of a device lies in the hardware alone, with Samsung you also pay for good, long-term support…

[Reactie gewijzigd door Loller1 op 5 januari 2024 23:40]