Samsung’s newest budget phone, the Galaxy A16, sets a new standard for software updates on budget Android phones — and we’re impressed.
We’ve known that Samsung’s next lineup of budget phones was on the way, especially after all of the information that leaked last week. Now, we have confirmation on several elements of the phone, but the most important of them all is the incredible (and unheard of) six years of security patches the Galaxy A16 5G will receive from launch. That means it will be fully up to date until October 31, 2030.
We reported on this possibility a couple of weeks ago, but now it’s confirmed — and that’s a big deal. Many budget phones only receive two years of security patches post-launch.
