it ended in 2020 when they officially stopped manufacturing it 5 years ago. doesnt mean the phone will stop working though. More on reddit.com

mid range latest android phone better More on reddit.com

I would choose a phone based on system stability, 256GB+8GB and above, battery capacity (5000mAH), availability of good lenses, and availability of fast charging. As for whether it supports esim or not, it doesn't matter because I have 5ber.esim which allows phones that don't support esim to use esim. I hope this helps you. More on reddit.com

They promised atleast 4 years of security updates so that gets us through August of 2024: https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-takes-galaxy-security-to-the-next-level-by-extending-updates They also promised entiprise models 5 years so there is a chance they may occasionally release that for non-entiprise phones as well: https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-five-years-of-security-updates-1239976/ You can keep an eye on their currently supported models here (assuming they always rember to update this) : https://security.samsungmobile.com/workScope.smsb Edit: The note 20 will no longer receive android OS updates. We will stay on Android 13. More on reddit.com