If you are looking for a mobile that can receive the latest versions of Android, you will be interested in knowing what are the best brands to choose from.

Having the latest version of Android will not be a problem

Poralba Mora, PcWorld editor

One of the criticism that is often made to the Android universe is that many mobile phones do not receive the update of the latest version of the Google operating system until months after its launch.Or they never get to receive it.

Contrast with Apple's iPhones, which can be updated to the latest version several years after they went on the market.For the third consecutive year, all iPhones from the iPhone 6s (2015) can install the last iOS.

With all this, what are the best brands to have updated Android mobiles to the latest version?

Why not all Android mobiles can be updated to the latest version?

There are several reasons that explain why some Android terminals do receive updates while others do not.The first thing to consider is the number of different models offered by each manufacturer.

Each year, Apple only adds a maximum of four iPhones to its range of smartphones, so the total number of devices with which iOS has to be compatible is quite low.This is not the case of Android.

Some of the most important manufacturers usually launch double or more devices on the market.That fills the new terminal market and all of them have to be attended to receive updates.

Some of them even need personalized updates, which may further delay their availability (although it is no longer such a big problem today).That is why brands usually prioritize their flagships.

In other cases, skins or interfaces that use many brands also have to optimize to correct possible bugs and thus ensure that the new versions of Android work well, which still delays it more.

Google has tried to solve that using the Google Play Services app to introduce new functions without being necessary an update of the entire operating system, but security patches remain necessary (although they go apart).

Mobile that use Android One usually have guaranteed updates of the last operating system two years after their launch, so these are the models to be present if you want to be able to enjoy the latest benefits.

The best brands to receive Android updates

These are the manufacturers that launch updates more regularly and whose mobiles are compatible with the last version for a longer time.

Google

It should not be any surprise that Google is at the head of this list, since he is responsible for making each new version of Android.If you have a pixel mobile, you have guaranteed three years of main updates, which usually arrive on the first day or not too much later.

If you want to have the latest version of Android over the next few years, as Google wants it to be experienced, your best bet will be to buy a 4A 4A, a 5G 5G Pixel or a Pixel 5 (even if they are not officially selling in Spain).

OnePlus

Another brand that is completely above in what to Android updates is referred to is OnePlus.

The company managed to offer Android 11 to all 2020 flagships (OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8T) before the end of the year.Middle -end models such as the Nord OnePlus and others with the highest high -end such as the OnePlus 7 obtained it in April 2021.

The OnePlus Nord N10 5G, the OnePlus Nord N100, the OnePlus 6T and OnePlus 8 are expected to receive the last software update soon.

Nokia

Although the Finnish company is no longer the power that was before within the world of mobile phones, it still has a good selection of several prices devices.Most of them use Android One.

That means that nokia mobiles have guaranteed two years of important updates.In addition, they are usually able to install them shortly after their official launch.This was not the case with Android 11, but since then they have been quite constant.

The Nokia 8.3 5g, the Nokia 8.1, the nokia 4.2 And the Nokia 2.2 have already received their Android 11 update, while the Nokia 7.2, the Nokia 6.2, the Nokia 5.3, the nokia 3.4, the Nokia 2.4, the nokia 1.3 And the Nokia 1 Plus are still waiting.

Samsung

Until recently, Samsung was one of the worst brands to receive Android updates and that was mainly because every year he launches many new devices.Luckily, that is no longer like that.

We caught some surprise when, in February 2021, the company announced that it would offer four years of Android security updates to its devices released in 2019 or later, whatever its price range (Galaxy S, Galaxy A, Galaxy M...).

This comes in addition to the promise of offering three years of operating system updates on several devices of the S series, note and even.This is the case of devices such as the Galaxy A51 (2020) and the Galaxy A90 5G (2019), in addition to the flagships.

Security updates arrive once a month or once each quarter, but it remains to be seen how long the updates of the promised operating system will arrive.In any case, your promise has further raised the quality of Samsung mobiles.

LG

Another "problematic" manufacturer has always been LG, but it seems that this will change.Although the company has announced that it will stop manufacturing mobiles, it has also confirmed that its main models will receive Android updates for three years.

These are both software and safety updates and compatible models are from 2019 onwards.Updates for all mobiles of the last two years are not promised, but it will undoubtedly benefit many users.

Alive

Although I live it has not yet been completely out of China, its native market, it has already been confirmed that its Live Badge ship series will arrive in after July 2021 and will have guaranteed three years of Android updates (system and security).

Vice President Yujian Shi said they have the commitment that their high -end mobiles can last a long time and that is achieved, in part, making them compatible with the last software for a long time.

Best of everything else

Together with Google, OnePlus and Nokia, there are several brands that strive to make the new updates quickly and in a wide variety of devices.These are brands such as Xiaomi, Redmi, Oppo, Sony, Motorola and Realme.

If, beyond the updates they can receive, you are interested in knowing which are the best smartphones today, do not miss our selection of better Android mobiles.