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Sad news for the android community and for the environment. What is the safest handset choice for android and how does it compare to the iPhone when it comes to updates after it has been discontinued ?

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I previously thought that was the Nexus series, but my Galaxy Nexus isn't getting KitKat either, so even Google's own flagship phone series doesn't even get their own updates. They made some excuse about TI not being able to provide new OMAP drivers since they sold off that business...

Hmmm, that's just a lame excuse! Should take it for granted that was covered by the SLA they have with TI.

FWIW, CyanogenMod Android 4.4 runs awesome on the Galaxy Nexus. I had to give back my work hardware when I left my last company and the Galaxy Nexus was the last phone I'd personally bought. Put 4.4 on it and I have been happy as a clam. I was going to buy a Moto X or a Nexus 5, but I'm completely satisfied with the perf of this--and the battery life is way better than any Android phone I've owned since.

Safest choices would be the Nexus and Motorola (if only because Google wants Moto to set a good example of what support OEMs should provide, and it would provide a de facto lowest bar, as every other OEM said "well if even Google's own OEM won't update their phone to $latest_Android then why should I?")

If current momentum is any guide, Sony may be good in the future. But that's just conjecture and wishful thinking because I am soooo buying an Xperia Z1 Compact.

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