In February, OnePlus responded to Google and Samsung offers seven years of software support for their flagships saying Anything more than five years is meaningless. Five months later, the Chinese company appears to have changed its mind.
OnePlus COO Kinder Liu just said Digital trends that the next one North 4 You’ll get six years of security patches from the time of release. Sure, an extra year isn’t much, but still, what happened to “no one needs more than five”?
Also, we wonder what will happen to OnePlus flagships like the 12that until now have only been He promised five years of updatesWe assume they’ll also get six, but will that apply to already released devices or just new ones? OnePlus 13 going forward?
These are questions that still have no answers, but what we do know now is that the Nord 4 will receive four major Android updates, just like the OnePlus 11 and OnePlus 12. Interestingly, the Nord 4 will be supported for an extra year compared to Samsung’s. Galaxy A55 and A35which only get five. The A55 could be one of its main competitors, so the Nord 4 will have an advantage here, for those who care about this sort of thing.
The Nord 4 also brings a very unique design, utilizing a metal unibody construction that’s been absent from the mobile world for a few years (we fondly remember HTC’s One M series for it, but that one’s long gone now).
According to OnePlus’ Liu, the model was chosen for its “durability, beauty, permanence and strength.” When asked why metal phones became obsolete, Liu said it had to do with 5G technology and the sheer number of antennas required, as metal interferes with signals.
The Nord 4’s antennas are 50% smaller than before and are strategically placed so that the body doesn’t impede the signal. The device also has plastic inserts in places like the bottom of the back to let the signal through.
The Nord 4 was tested by TÜV SÜD simulating 72 months of use and is certified to remain as fluid after that period as it was on the first day. The phone will become Official on July 16.