Qualcomm’s $1,500 phone for Snapdragon superfans is lagging in software

Qualcomm, the company that produces Snapdragon processors, wanted to go big for the launch of its first smartphone, putting a $1,500 price tag on a device designed by Asus that is believed to cater to the geekiest of Snapdragon fans. does. But, almost a year after its release, the Dream Phone for the superfans is still running Android 11 and hasn’t received the security patch after the January update, as previously reported. XDA Developers (Via Android Police,

In a reddit thread pointed out by XDA, users question whether the device, touted as a smartphone for Snapdragon insiders, has been dropped by Qualcomm. The last software update for the device was in March (18.1055.2201.203), and while it mentioned an “updated Android security patch”, it reportedly pushed the now six-month-old January update to the phone. Meanwhile, Google and Samsung have started rolling out the June 2022 update to select devices.

The next security patch is due on June 20th

Qualcomm still hasn’t upgraded the phone to Android 12, either something that really shouldn’t be the case with a flagship device that costs more than $1,000. Android 11 is almost two years old now, and several companies have started letting users download beta test of Android 13 on their phones.

A Qualcomm representative responded to Redditors’ concerns, not least on the frequency of its security updates. “The next security patch will be released on 6/20, and new ones will be released every 2-3 months thereafter,” u/Snapdragon_Asa said. Representatives did not respond to users’ questions about the rollout of Android 12, and Qualcomm and Asus did not immediately respond. ledgeComment request.

as noted by Android PoliceAsus – the company that designed and manufactured the device – could have something to do with the overall slowness of the update. It is possible that Asus is not prioritizing this device for updates. It’s unclear how many of these devices Qualcomm managed to sell, but it’s likely to fall short of Asus’s more affordable lines of Zenfone.

Asus also doesn’t have the greatest track record when it comes to rolling out updates on time. Last September, Asus released the Asus ZenFone 8 with Android 11 and started rolling out the Android 12 update in December. It didn’t push Android 12 to the ZenFone 7 series of devices until last month, and the Asus Rog Phone 5, a device similar to Snapdragon Insider’s smartphone, didn’t get Android 12 until March of this year.

To compare, other new devices like the Pixel 6/6 Pro shipped with Android 12 in October, while Samsung made Android 12 available for the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra in November.

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