No luck if you with one of these expensive Samsung smartphones: it will no longer be updated in a few months, which will quickly expose it to risks if you use it for the Internet or social networks.
It is a fact: smartphones are not eternal. Whatever their price and quality, they are sentenced to more or less short term, after a few years of service. This is not due to their construction: very solid models can withstand falls and shocks as well as time tests, even if it is sometimes necessary to replace their screen. It also does not hold their battery, the only real wear part, which inevitably ends up losing its capacity as the loads and recharges. No, their true weakness, the one that determines their real lifespan, is their software.
Indeed, their operating system (iOS for iPhone and Android for others) is “alive”. More precisely, it is regularly updated to offer new functions, improvements and, above all to correct bugs and safety faults. And this is where the problem is. Because these updates depend only on smartphones manufacturers: Apple for iPhone, Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, OnePlus and others for others.
And it is the manufacturers who decide the duration during which their products can receive updates: 2 years, 3 years, 5 years or even for the most generous. After this period, which varies according to brands and models, smartphones remain “frozen” in a version. They remain functional for a while, but after a while, some applications refuse to operate and, above all, their safety flaws are no longer corrected, which expose it to multiple dangers.
And this is precisely what will happen to several Samsung smartphones soon. The Korean manufacturer has recently announced that several new and popular models will no longer receive any updates from the end of 2025. In practice, these are the Galaxy A14 (And A14 5G),, F14,, M33,, M14 (And M14 5G) but also Galaxy S21,, S21+ And S21 Ultraexpensive high -end devices released in 2021, and Galaxy Z Fold 3 And Z flip 3very expensive foldable phones. A bad news for all those who have invested in these “technological jewelry” …
Admittedly, all of these devices will still remain “physically” functional. But if it will always be possible to use them to telephone, take photos and run a few timeless applications, they will be exposed to many risks, especially when they are connected to the Internet, which will limit their interest a lot, especially on Social networks.
In short, if you have them, you will have to consider replacing them in 2026 by recycling them as secondary appliances, disconnected from the internet to listen to music, watch videos, take photos or play small games, all offline , obviously. A well -limited retirement for products that have cost more than 1000 euros … Also, the next time you buy a smartphone, new or reconditioned, remember to look at the duration during which he can benefit from updates.