As usual, newer flagships will get the updates early, and cheaper, older devices still under support will have to wait their turn later in the month. For those with older phones, it’s always worth checking you’re still on support. There are now between 500 and 750 million Android devices that are not, and plenty of those are Samsungs.

Samsung released the Galaxy A16, a new cheap 5G smartphone that offers 6 years of Android updates, setting a new standard in the industry.

The Edge Panel is an example of what Samsung Galaxy phones do really well: It gives you a ton of options and features to play around with. You get more choices when it comes to font styles and color modes on Galaxy phones, whereas Pixel phones tend to be a little simpler and more minimal across the interface and the settings screens.

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As usual, the situation for Pixel owners is more straightforward than other OEMs, and that’s especially true for Samsung users, still reeling from the surprise delay to Android 15 suddenly confirmed last week.

Android 15 is expected to release to Pixel phones imminently, but Samsung device owners will have to wait a fair bit longer. Samsung has confirmed the first Android 15 beta (One UI 7) will arrive before the end of the year,