Oppo guarantees to beat Google Pixels within the replace division

The brand new software program coverage is just not as nice because it sounds

In late November, OnePlus introduced its new software program coverage, promising four OS updates and five years of security patches for its upcoming devices. On condition that OnePlus is now only a sub-brand of Oppo and each firms share their software program assets, it was solely a matter of time earlier than the latter additionally introduced its new software program replace coverage. Like OnePlus, Oppo can be promising 4 main ColorOS updates together with 5 years of safety patches for its “chosen flagship fashions” beginning in 2023.

This implies after Samsung and OnePlus, even Oppo is now promising longer OS updates for its flagship gadgets than Google. Regardless of being the primary to obtain OS updates, Google solely guarantees three OS updates for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 sequence.

Sadly, the wording in Oppo’s announcement makes it clear that the brand new software program replace coverage will not apply to its current flagship gadgets. The corporate’s mid-range telephones are additionally not eligible, which is a big chunk of the gadgets Oppo sells worldwide. The brand new coverage will likely be efficient for world Oppo customers, and the corporate’s replace technique for China—its residence market—needs to be totally different. Whereas not talked about, Oppo will probably roll out safety patches for its gadgets each different month, identical to OnePlus.

In its announcement, Oppo additionally highlights that it has managed to replace 33 of its smartphones globally with Android 13-based ColorOS 13 since its launch on August 18th. That is over 50% extra gadgets in contrast with ColorOS 12 and the quickest rollout schedule ever within the firm’s historical past.

Unsurprisingly, OnePlus additionally did a wonderful job in updating its gadgets to Android 13 this 12 months. It beat Samsung to develop into the first company to update its flagship device to this 12 months’s newest Android launch. It appears like Oppo and OnePlus’s strategy of working off the same OS codebase is lastly bearing fruit.