OnePlus, Google shipped all smartphones with latest version of Android OS

The second spot was taken by Nokia which launched 4 followed by Tecno which launched 3 models in 2018 with the latest Android OS version.

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Google and OnePlus were the only two brands to ship all of their Smartphone models with the latest version of Android OS, as per the new report.

 
OnePlus, Google shipped all smartphones with latest version of OS

According to market research techARC, 32 models of smartphones were launched by various original equipment manufacturers last year.

 

Overall, Vivo led the number of launches with 7 models having the latest Android OS version shipped out of the factory. The second spot was taken by Nokia which launched 4 followed by Tecno which launched 3 models in 2018 with the latest Android OS version, the report said.

"This is an important development for the very fact that users are wanting to have the latest both in terms of hardware and the software. With stock Android becoming the preference of users, the OEMs are able to reduce the upgrade turnaround time for OS as it requires minimal integration from their end after Google releases one, "Faisal Kawoosa, Founder & Chief Analyst, techARC said.

"Not only for the users, but this is a good sign for the App ecosystem as well, who do not now have to support literary each and every version of Android with latest upgrades, etc., to enable new features, stabilize the app and minimize vulnerabilities which frequently arise due to various changes in the value chain," he further said.

TechARC said that 80 percent of the launches with the latest OS version had Android 8.1 (Oreo) pre-loaded when shipped for sale. The remaining 20 percent had an Android 9.0 (Pie) version.

The good news is that even for the entry-level (Sub Rs 5,000), users could get a Smartphone with the latest Android version, which were sold by Nokia and Lava, the report added.

Furthermore, the report highlights that Premium and Luxe segments of Smartphones might have to align their launches towards the second half of the year after Google launches its latest Android version.

This will help them launch the Smartphone always with the latest OS version and shall not have to roll out an upgrade in a gap of few months after the launch, once the OS version is made available. This is because the users in this segment want to be the first users of the latest technology - hardware and software.

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