The pace of updates is becoming an increasingly critical issue for users of smartphones y tablets. These devices are not usually cheap, and it is important to opt for a brand that you know will extend the useful life of your gadgets with updates, and you will not forget your equipment once sold. A recent study shows the differences between four companies (LG, Motorola, Samsung y HTC) when updating the system Android of your devices. We show it to you.
In a technology market where obsolescence of the product is one of the keys to desire and the attraction of new launches, the fact that companies continue to take care of and update their oldest devices is something that, without a doubt, earns them points. Investing in updates is an issue that concerns users and that they take into account when choosing their phone or tablet, especially when it comes in many cases to luxury products. Ars Technica has prepared some graphs where the update rates of four major firms are compared, LG, Motorola, Samsung y HTC And although the data is very focused on the smartphone sector, it can serve as a reference to analyze the situation of tablets.
LG
LG It is one of the companies most criticized for the infrequency of its updates. The graph shows how Koreans normally do not update their equipment before nine months (except for three cases) and how, so far, the second updates have not reached any of them, with which the commitment to users on the part of this company appears to be fairly short-term even in this regard. Now, the recent association of LG with Google we assume that things will change, or at least as far as Nexus 4 respectively.
Motorola
We have recently had news about MotorolaWell, everything points to Google will use it to continue launching the devices of its range Nexus. Although in terms of phones, users are not particularly satisfied since 3 models have never been updated and, except Droid y Droid X, no other has had two updates, when it comes to tablets, the company, without being especially efficient, has met to date.
Samsung
At the moment the Koreans are the company more powerful in the mobile telephony sector and the pace of updates works according to that position. New versions of Android they arrive promptly on their phones, as the chart shows. As for tablets, they also handle reasonable update times and it is appreciated. In addition, since we are now manufacturing the Nexus 10In that field we do not expect him to slow down.
HTC
The Taiwanese are one of the companies that works best in this regard, we can see how they even start up third updates. Have been a member of Google in the first NexusIt has undoubtedly prompted him in this regard. As for tablets, he has not taken the thing so seriously, since he forgot his devices with Android soon. As far as we know, they will come models with RT Windows Next year, we will see then how they do it.
ASUS
Although the study does not contemplate Asus, for us it is important to emphasize that as a manufacturer of tablets it is perhaps the most cutting edge in terms of updates. On the one hand, it is logical that it should be so, being Nexus 7 one of its most important devices in the sector. Notwithstanding the equipment of the range Asus Transformer They are also among the first to receive each new version of Android.