In general, the best Android phones get a maximum of four years of Android operating system upgrades, and up to five years of security updates.  Among the phones on our list, recent flagship phones from Samsung and OnePlus have the best support windows. Samsung has said its flagship S23 series phones will get four years of Android software updates and five years of security updates following their February 2023 release. The OnePlus 11 is also slated to get four years of software updates and five years of security patches from its February 2023 release. On the other hand, Google offers a slightly smaller support window for the Pixel 6a, Pixel 7a, and Pixel Fold, each of which will get three years of Android updates and five years of security updates from their respective release dates.