I know it is not possible to get new OS updates on certain Androids due to hardware/storage/memory/manufacturer restrictions, but not all Androids have these issues. I mean.. aren't these software updates designed to make Android run more efficiently than before? The only significant changes i notice are all visual, not to mention the added bloatware.
Taking the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 as an example; it's not a very old phone, only about 1-2 years.. I can only assume it sports some very good specs. Wouldn't the Note2 be more than capable of handling an OS like Lollipop? ...assuming it will not receive the update to Lollipop, i have to ask, why not? If it was able to receive Kitkat like the Note3, what differences prevent the Note2 (or even the Note1) from upgrading alongside it?
I own the first-gen Nexus 7 tablet, and over the 2 years I have used it, it is still a very competitive tablet. It has done everything I've wanted a tablet to do (emulation/gaming/videos/etc). So much so, that i ultimately have no interest in purchasing another tablet for many years to come. Why must i sacrifice on updates, if i love the product too much to need anything else?
Finally, i can never understand why one or two years of age somehow makes a device ancient. I think manufacturers need to slow it down and give it a couple years. Samsung keeps on releasing these S/Note devices as if the older ones are going out of style or something.. even worse, people continue to feed this frenzy by pre-ordering the next one as soon as they can.
Taking the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 as an example; it's not a very old phone, only about 1-2 years.. I can only assume it sports some very good specs. Wouldn't the Note2 be more than capable of handling an OS like Lollipop? ...assuming it will not receive the update to Lollipop, i have to ask, why not? If it was able to receive Kitkat like the Note3, what differences prevent the Note2 (or even the Note1) from upgrading alongside it?
I own the first-gen Nexus 7 tablet, and over the 2 years I have used it, it is still a very competitive tablet. It has done everything I've wanted a tablet to do (emulation/gaming/videos/etc). So much so, that i ultimately have no interest in purchasing another tablet for many years to come. Why must i sacrifice on updates, if i love the product too much to need anything else?
Finally, i can never understand why one or two years of age somehow makes a device ancient. I think manufacturers need to slow it down and give it a couple years. Samsung keeps on releasing these S/Note devices as if the older ones are going out of style or something.. even worse, people continue to feed this frenzy by pre-ordering the next one as soon as they can.