Xiaomi will maintain a number of its smartphones for a long time. This is reported by Edition XDA Developers.
Company representatives announced that a number of brand smartphones will receive advanced support support. So, the flagship devices will receive Android updates three times – that is, once a year for three years. Security patches that correct critical errors will send four years. The first devices that will be included in the advanced support program will be Xiaomi 11t and 11t Pro smartphones. Announcement of new devices is scheduled for September 15.
“Thanks to the continuous improvement of smartphone hardware, the life cycle of the smartphone gradually increases, which means that users do not need to replace their devices,” said the head of the products and technologies Xiaomi Albert Shan. He noted that the consumers of the company will be able to own their phones throughout a longer period without the need to replace them.
Xiaomi did not specify whether such a practice would spread to other brand smartphones. The company responded that at the moment we consider this opportunity.
In August, Samsung stated that it would support updates a number of their smartphones for three years. First of all, this practice will affect the flagship and subflagramian brand models.