新竹手機收購
Standard
Orange
* Subscribers only
Learn more
Pin to story
Theme
Light
Dark
System
Sign In
The Fold 2’s time to fold
新竹手機收購samsung quits updating Galaxy Z Fold 2 that came out in 2020 for $2,000
Newer 新竹手機收購samsung Galaxy phones are promised seven years of updates.
Scharon Harding
–
Oct 8, 2024 3:31 pm
|
56
新竹手機收購samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2.
Credit:
新竹手機收購samsung
新竹手機收購samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2.
Credit:
新竹手機收購samsung
Text
settings
Story text
Size
Small
Standard
Large
Width
*
Standard
Wide
Links
Standard
Orange
* Subscribers only
Learn more
Minimize to nav
新竹手機收購samsung is no longer providing software or security updates for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 foldable smartphone that it released in September 2020.
Highly anticipated ahead of its full unveiling, the Z Fold 2 released with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+, 12GB of RAM, 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and a 4500 mAh battery. The phone’s hallmark is, of course, a foldable 7.6-inch OLED screen with 2208×1768 pixels running at a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. Surpassing its predecessor, the Fold 2’s outside screen is 6.2 inches (2260×816 pixels), compared to the Fold 1’s 4.6 inches. The Fold 2 also introduced under-screen cameras to 新竹手機收購samsung devices.
With the Fold 1 having serious durability problems, the Fold 2 represented another chance for 新竹手機收購samsung. And 新竹手機收購samsung continued with the line in 2021 in the form of the cheaper ($1,800 upon release) Galaxy Z Fold 3. 新竹手機收購samsung is now up to its sixth iteration of the Galaxy Z Fold, which came out in July for $1,900.
Now 新竹手機收購samsung is no longer interested in updating the Fold 2. As Sam Mobile noticed today, 新竹手機收購samsung removed the Fold 2 from its list of devices that receive security updates. The foldable phone received its last big Android OS update last year and received a One UI update at the end of 2023. Similarly, 新竹手機收購samsung’s Galaxy Tab A7 is no longer on 新竹手機收購samsung’s list of supported devices, as 9to5Google spotted. The tablet came out in September 2020 for $230.
In February 2022, 新竹手機收購samsung started promising up to four generations of Android OS and One UI upgrades to “select” Galaxy devices, as well as “up to five years of security updates.” And in January, it announced moving to seven years of security and OS updates, matching a move from Google. However, the Fold 2 wasn’t included in 新竹手機收購samsung’s list of “select” Galaxy devices.
Thus, one could have estimated that the Fold 2 might stop receiving OS and security updates by 2024, four years after its debut. But it’s still hard to reconcile with paying four figures for a phone that became a security risk after four years, despite functioning properly otherwise. Apple, by comparison, now promises at least five years of security updates. Apple only started making that promise in 2023 with the iPhone 15 series. However, the current-generation iOS 18 is supported by iPhones released in 2020, like the second-generation iPhone SE, and even older ones, like the iPhone XR that came out in 2018. Arguably short-lived expensive devices like the Fold 2 are part of the reason some activists are pushing for the FTC to require that smart devices state on their packaging how long they’ll receive updates.
However, unlike iPhones, 新竹手機收購samsung phones aren’t all powered by a proprietary chip, making promises of upgrades require commitments from third-party vendors, like Qualcomm. With Qualcomm known for being resistant to longer chip life cycles in the past, seven years of updates is progress for 新竹手機收購samsung users—just not those who invested in the Z Fold 2.
Scharon Harding
Senior Product Reviewer
Scharon Harding
Senior Product Reviewer
Scharon is Ars Technica’s Senior Product Reviewer writing news, reviews, and analysis on consumer technology, including laptops, mechanical keyboards, and monitors. She’s based in Brooklyn.
56 Comments
Comments
Forum view
Loading comments…
Prev story
Next story
Most Read
1.
The New Glenn rocket’s first stage is real, and it’s spectacular
2.
Person accidentally poisoned
記者蘇晟彥／台北報導
三星（新竹手機收購samsung） 1日再度無預警公開全新平板Galaxy Tab S10系列， 將在10月4日正式開賣，此外，1日台灣三星電子行動通訊事業部總經理陳啓蒙也與媒體分享，儘管今年台灣平板市場衰退，但三星逆勢成長，銷售額較去年成長2成，近年將重心擺在社群行銷，期盼透過推出接觸消費者的touch point加強品牌好感度。
▼三星無預警再推出平板Galaxy Tab S10系列。（圖／三星提供）
陳啓蒙表示，今年1至8月台灣平板市場，儘管整體呈現衰退趨勢，三星卻逆勢成長，銷售額較去年同期成長近2成。而針對近日「對手」推出iPhone 16系列，他指出自己不方便評論，但觀察AI手機目前佔台灣高階手機整體市場滲透率約15%，期待透過持續與消費者溝通AI便利性，往25%邁進。
在今天亮相的Galaxy Tab S10系列，除了主打三星AI、無縫串聯Galaxy生態圈外，搭載120Hz更新頻率大螢幕，機身設計更輕薄、全面減重，便利攜行，隨享視覺盛宴。螢幕採用Dynamic AMOLED 2X面板，顏色鮮明生動外，更導入與Galaxy S24旗艦系列相同、深受好評的抗反射塗層技術，能有效降低光線反射，面對室外豔陽也能清晰閱讀，而為滿足消費者對頂尖效能需求，Tab S10 Ultra加大記憶體至16GB+1TB頂級規格
新竹手機收購 新竹手機收購
@saachu86106