Google is crowing about some Android phones potentially outstripping theiPhonein terms of length of support for operating systems and security updates .
A primal Android executive has picked up on an Applefiling to UK regulatorsstating the minimal distance of livelihood for the iPhone 15 Pro Max , which suggests Pixel and certain Samsung Galaxy phones will supported for longer .
The observance of compliance to the new Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure ( PSTI ) regulations promises a “ minimum 5 years from the first supply engagement ” of September 22 2023 . That means Apple will support the iPhone 15 Pro Max ( and most likely the other equipment in the range ) until September 2028 .
The regulations define the support period is the “ minimal length of time , express as a period of prison term with an end date , for which security update will be furnish . ”
“ For years , iPhone was know as have a longer security support lifetime than Android . Yet Apple never in reality committed to a minimum financial backing lifetime at leverage , ” he wrote onLinkedIn .
“ Thanks to the UK government ’s PSTI regulation ( which I had the pleasure of supporting via multiple testimonies and IoT security department monetary standard work ) Apple has finally published a leverage - time commitment – 5 year – two years LESS than Android flagships from Google ( Pixel ) and Samsung . ”
“ Apple merit a lot of credit for providing 5 + old age of certificate updates for a long metre . But now it ’s prison term to notice iOS is no longer offering the best security lifetimes in the smartphone industry . Android is . ”
Of naturally , Apple is only stating the mimimim act of eld it plans to support the iPhone 15 Pro Max , but traditionally it has extend longer . The iPhone XR , for representative , was unloosen on September 12 2018 and is currently approaching six full year of support . If Apple does n’t cut it off this year when iOS 18 arrive , it ’ll match the Pixel and Samsung pledge of 7 long time .
