Foreign media Xiaomi attempts to catch up with Samsung’s system update strategy, which is the right direction

Xiaomi aims to emulate Samsung's system update strategy, a positive move

【phoneauto News】Recently, Redmi announced that the Redmi K60 Extreme Edition will support 5 years of OTA updates and 4 major Android version upgrades. In response, foreign media published an article stating that Samsung has been winning in the game of system updates for many years, even Google cannot match the company’s system update strategy, but some competitors have been striving to catch up, and Xiaomi or Redmi is one of them.

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In the article, foreign media pointed out that the Redmi K60 Extreme Edition enjoys a system update strategy similar to most Samsung Galaxy devices. At least, theoretically. They believe that providing 4 operating system upgrades and 5 years of software support is a step in the right direction for Redmi. However, only time will tell whether Xiaomi or Redmi will strictly implement such a strategy as Samsung has done in the past few years.

Redmi K60 Extreme Edition supports 5 years of OTA upgrades

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Currently, there is no information indicating whether this system update strategy applies to other smartphones besides the Redmi K60 Extreme Edition. In addition, it is not clear whether this strategy applies to Xiaomi phones sold globally. However, foreign media believe that Xiaomi and Redmi are definitely on the right path – providing more consumer-friendly devices that can theoretically be used for 5 years without replacement.

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Finally, foreign media pointed out that whether this new strategy will bring the same success as Samsung to Xiaomi and Redmi remains to be seen, and the consistency and quality of system updates are key.

According to phoneauto’s understanding, Samsung is testing the One UI 6.0 system for the S23 series through public testing programs, and the brand is expected to push Android 14-based system updates for several Galaxy phones before the end of this year.

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