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Comment on Looking at getting a new phone - help with my odd requirements? in ~tech
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Comment on Looking at getting a new phone - help with my odd requirements? in ~tech
ResidueOfSanity Link ParentQualcomm are notorious for dropping hardware support of their mobile chipsets as soon as possible, and since they are the biggest player in the market the other manufacturers follow suite. Each...Qualcomm are notorious for dropping hardware support of their mobile chipsets as soon as possible, and since they are the biggest player in the market the other manufacturers follow suite.
Each chipset requires a firmware blob to interface with Android, if the firmware isn't updated Android support gets progressively harder with each new release. It is possible for ongoing support without Qualcomm doing their side but very complex and expensive.
I think Fairphone has the best track record out there for ongoing compatibility work, I believe they have one model that is on its 7th year of support.
I not sure if it is still the case, but when HMD Global started and took over the old Nokia brand they were based over the road from Nokia and staffed by pre-Microsoft Nokia staff.
I've been using their phones for a few years now, and typing this on one of their tablets. Decent hardware, regular updates.