The Google Nexus brand of phone is the only phone guaranteed to get an update. Even then, it can take months for carriers to approve it after Google releases the update. I'm on Verizon and the JellyBean update STILL hasn't been released OTA yet. Obviously, you can root and install a custom rom but even Google own branded device takes months and months to recieve an update the conventional way. Its 100% absurd and will end up being Android's downfall in the future. And on another note about the Nexus, it always ships with sub-par hardware. Bad camera, 2 year outdated GPU, horrible radios, so-so build quality, etc plagues the Galaxy Nexus. So, you either pick a Top teir phone like the GS3 or the One X and wait for God knows how long for an update, or wait for a long while, although guaranteed, for an update with mid range specs. Its pathetic. I love Android, I love the OS. I love everything about the openness and I can deal with a bit of fragmentation on devices if they would at LEAST do something about only 1% of Android users having the latest update months after its release. No one cares if the carriers or Google is at fault. The user only cares that it hurts his experience as he knows once he signs that contract, his phone's carrier and OEM could give f*ck all what happens to him once they've hooked him. Its a massive problem and I'm dumbfounded how Google has sat back and done not a god damn thing about it. I'll wait until Google's next announcement and if they announce a plan to address the problem, I'll stick with Android and ride it out. If they continue to ignore it, then fair well boys, I'm jumping camps.
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