The size puts me off as I have small hands and the 1080 resolution on an OLED screen over that size is a problem for me. I can tell the difference between 1440 and 1080 on my phone quite easily which is why I always have it on 1440P.
But... I do kind of like the idea that there's an alternative to the utterly stupid, rushed and (for me as I'm in a Exynos region) overpriced Vs performance S20 series.
Exactly. The A3 from 2017 or so is the largest that fits in my pockets. I hope it lives long enough until the marketing departments have listened to their prospective customers.
A while ago it was almost impossible to find a notebook with a non-glare display. It took years until they listened.
This got me interested as I've always been a flagship buyer but they're now getting beyond silly in price and I resent paying for a processor which is lower in performance than another region's model but valued the same. The 4G A51 is £329 which is absolutely brilliant when compared to the silly prices of flagships. Y'know what's amazing? I used to be the target market for flagship mobile devices. I'm a wealthy nerd with disposable income who loves to play with the latest technology... I loved Windows Mobile and how I could play with such relatively powerful software on a phone. Now, phones are fashion symbols and status symbols - something which nerds like me have always rejected. They've transitioned from marketing to nerds to marketing to normies with stupid, stupid features based on vanity (did you read about the phone which detects your face in a group shot and applies "beautification" to you and "uglification" to your friends?!) and restricting the ability to really play with the technology. They locked out the passionate and made strides to appeal to the shallow. /rambling_rant
So, I went out to answer your question and on none of the UK Samsung promotional pages could I find any information on updates. That makes me think that duration of updates is not one of the selling points. It's possibly something that they commit to in a variable way depending on how many people are using their devices. It's quite possible that they actually want these phones to be as disposable as possible so people turn them over quickly.
Samsung selects models that are given 2-3 years of guaranteed updates. The list includes all S series phones and selected A series models. Samsung calls them Enterprise Models, and those included: A5(2017), A8(2018) and A50. Exactly those models, as similar models A8s, A50s or A51 have not been labelled Enterprise and have not been entitled to better update policy.
Wife's A8 (2018) has received 1 OS update so far, along with security updates every other month. She upgraded to an S10e in January due to hardware failure (microphone stopped working) but we still use it as a web browser device. There's an update waiting, but haven't checked if it's an OS or security update.
surprised no one has started complaining about the lack of mmWave yet (personally i think mmWave usefulness is extremely limited 2-3.5Ghz is what's more interesting (having mmWave is a nice have if your in a area that needs it like transport hubs or large events)
t-mobile saying they have all over USA 5G when its only 600mhz 5g witch is same or slower than 4G (real 4G/LTE not fake 4G/HSPA+) USA needs to free up 3.5Ghz 5g phone use (band n78) as currant mast placements can be still effective without microcells
(it be really helpful if USA would use same bands as EU/UK it make phone development a lot easier)
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NICOXIS - Thursday, April 9, 2020 - link
Good to see the huge jump in SoC from the A50 that was based on the A73/A53 comboHideOut - Thursday, April 9, 2020 - link
This vs assumed Pixel4 will be the real phone(s) of '20patel21 - Thursday, April 9, 2020 - link
Would really be interesting to see these phones compared to their 4G siblings w.r.t performance and battery life.Peskarik - Friday, April 10, 2020 - link
I hope there will be review of Sony Xperia 1 II when it comes out.yetanotherhuman - Friday, April 10, 2020 - link
Yeah, still too big. Forget it. The smartphone market isn't for me these days.philehidiot - Friday, April 10, 2020 - link
The size puts me off as I have small hands and the 1080 resolution on an OLED screen over that size is a problem for me. I can tell the difference between 1440 and 1080 on my phone quite easily which is why I always have it on 1440P.But... I do kind of like the idea that there's an alternative to the utterly stupid, rushed and (for me as I'm in a Exynos region) overpriced Vs performance S20 series.
awehring - Friday, April 10, 2020 - link
Exactly. The A3 from 2017 or so is the largest that fits in my pockets. I hope it lives long enough until the marketing departments have listened to their prospective customers.A while ago it was almost impossible to find a notebook with a non-glare display. It took years until they listened.
Rocket321 - Friday, April 10, 2020 - link
Do the A series phones get 2-3 years of guaranteed updates, or is that "feature" reserved for $1k phones?philehidiot - Friday, April 10, 2020 - link
This got me interested as I've always been a flagship buyer but they're now getting beyond silly in price and I resent paying for a processor which is lower in performance than another region's model but valued the same. The 4G A51 is £329 which is absolutely brilliant when compared to the silly prices of flagships. Y'know what's amazing? I used to be the target market for flagship mobile devices. I'm a wealthy nerd with disposable income who loves to play with the latest technology... I loved Windows Mobile and how I could play with such relatively powerful software on a phone. Now, phones are fashion symbols and status symbols - something which nerds like me have always rejected. They've transitioned from marketing to nerds to marketing to normies with stupid, stupid features based on vanity (did you read about the phone which detects your face in a group shot and applies "beautification" to you and "uglification" to your friends?!) and restricting the ability to really play with the technology. They locked out the passionate and made strides to appeal to the shallow. /rambling_rantSo, I went out to answer your question and on none of the UK Samsung promotional pages could I find any information on updates. That makes me think that duration of updates is not one of the selling points. It's possibly something that they commit to in a variable way depending on how many people are using their devices. It's quite possible that they actually want these phones to be as disposable as possible so people turn them over quickly.
mattma - Friday, April 10, 2020 - link
Samsung selects models that are given 2-3 years of guaranteed updates. The list includes all S series phones and selected A series models. Samsung calls them Enterprise Models, and those included: A5(2017), A8(2018) and A50. Exactly those models, as similar models A8s, A50s or A51 have not been labelled Enterprise and have not been entitled to better update policy.phoenix_rizzen - Saturday, April 11, 2020 - link
Wife's A8 (2018) has received 1 OS update so far, along with security updates every other month. She upgraded to an S10e in January due to hardware failure (microphone stopped working) but we still use it as a web browser device. There's an update waiting, but haven't checked if it's an OS or security update.nicolaim - Saturday, April 11, 2020 - link
No mention of software update policy?No mention of waterproofing?
No mention of wireless charging?
No mention of headphone jack?
leexgx - Sunday, April 12, 2020 - link
surprised no one has started complaining about the lack of mmWave yet (personally i think mmWave usefulness is extremely limited 2-3.5Ghz is what's more interesting (having mmWave is a nice have if your in a area that needs it like transport hubs or large events)t-mobile saying they have all over USA 5G when its only 600mhz 5g witch is same or slower than 4G (real 4G/LTE not fake 4G/HSPA+) USA needs to free up 3.5Ghz 5g phone use (band n78) as currant mast placements can be still effective without microcells
(it be really helpful if USA would use same bands as EU/UK it make phone development a lot easier)
DoraMK - Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - link
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