Android 12: The smartphones that will receive the update

Google released Android 12 in October 2021. The question of which smartphones will get the new update is on our minds every year, especially when it comes to the mid-range. This article lists smartphones from major manufacturers that are expected to receive Android 12.

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Android 12 has been available for a long time now but not all smartphones have been updated yet. In this article, you can check if your model is going to receive Android 12 or not and when the manufacturer plans to roll out the update.

Summary

Google

As always, Google is leading the way. Android 12 has been rolled out to all compatible Pixels. These models have been updated to Android 12:

Samsung

In recent times, Samsung has been particularly committed in terms of updates. The Korean manufacturer is certainly not the fastest in its implementation, but it has announced that its smartphones will be updated for four years. The result is a whole host of devices that will receive Android 12.

In deployment/deployed:

Samsung even offers its smartphones new software updates for four years. the Galaxy S21 Ultra is of course one of them / © NextPit

Xiaomi

The manufacturer has an almost unmanageable flood of smartphones and therefore many devices can also hope for an update. With generally two major updates that Xiaomi deploys on its models, these smartphones could therefore receive Android 12:

Test version stable d’Android 12 (programme Mi Pilot)

Upcoming update

Blackshark 3 Blackshark 3 Pro Blackshark 3S Blackshark 4 Blackshark 4 Pro Xiaomi Mi 10 Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Xiaomi Mi 10S Xiaomi Mi 10T
Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro
Xiaomi Mi 11T
Xiaomi Mi 11T Pro
Redmi Note 10S
Redmi Note 10T
Redmi 9
Redmi 9 Power
Redmi 9A
Redmi 9C
Redmi 9T
Redmi Note 9
Redmi Note 9T
Redmi Note 9 Pro
Redmi K30 Pro
Redmi K30S Ultra
Redmi K40
Redmi K40 Pro / Pro+
POCO F2 Pro
POCO X2
POCO X3
POCO M2 Pro
POCO M3

Smartphones that should not receive the update

Mi 9 / Mi 9 SE / Mi 9 Lite Mi 9T / Mi 9T Pro Mi CC9 / CC9 Pro Mi Note 10 / Mi Note 10 Pro Redmi K20 / K20 Pro / Premium Redmi Note 8 / 8T / 8 Pro Redmi 9 / 9A / 9AT / 9i / 9C Redmi 9 Prime Poco C3 Poco M2

OPPO

The Reno 4 is one of the models that can expect Android 12 / © NextPit

The rollout of ColorOS 12 began in late December 2021. Oppo has announced an update schedule of up to the second half of 2022.

In deployment/deployed:

From the second half of 2022:

Oppo A16s
Oppo A53s
Oppo A54s

Vivo

Along with its sister brands Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme, Vivo has announced an update schedule for FuntouchOS, starting with a beta release, starting in December/2021, and ending in the second half of 2022.

In deployment:

Upcoming update:

Vivo V17 Vivo V20 SE Vivo Y12s Vivo Y20G Vivo Y30 Vivo Y53s Vivo Y73

iQOO

Besides Vivo, its subsidiary iQOO also announced a update schedule for Android 12 in beta.

iQOO 3 (2022/Mars)
iQOO 7 (2022/mar)
iQOO 7 Legend (2022/mar)
iQOO Z3 (2022/mar)
iQOO Z5 (2022/mar)

iQOO updates follow the schedule of equivalent Vivo models / © iQOO/Twitter

Honor

Here is the list of Honor smartphones that will receive Android 12:

OnePlus

From OnePlus we are in fact accustomed to an exemplary update policy with rapid implementations. However, the introduction of new range of smartphones tilts the balance a bit, because for models like the Nord N10 5G, OnePlus only wants to deliver one major update. Here are the models that should receive Android 12:

In deployment

Upcoming update

The OnePlus 8T should receive Android 12! / © NextPit

Lenovo/Motorola

Motorola is in the ranks of the bad students in terms of updates. They were once role models, but sadly went from heroes to zero under the Lenovo umbrella. By no means smartphones get two years of updates and Motorola users also wait a long time to receive updates. The company still has announced its timeline for the rollout of Android 12:

In deployment:

Upcoming update:

Motorola Edge 5G UW
Motorola Edge 20 Fusion
Motorola Edge 20 Lite
Motorola One 5G Ace
Motorola One 5G UW Ace
Motorola Moto G Power (2022)
Motorola Moto G Pure
Motorola Moto G31
Motorola Moto G40 Fusion
Motorola Moto G41
Motorola Moto G51 5G
Motorola Moto G60
Motorola Moto G60s
Motorola Moto G71 5G
Motorola Moto G200
Motorola Razr 2020
Motorola Razr 5G

realme

Realme has started rolling out Android 12 with the Realme GT and announced an update schedule of up to mid-2022:

The timeline shows the start of the update by the Indian market / © Realme

In deployment:

Upcoming update:

LG

In April 2021, LG has announced the closure of its “smartphones” division after 19 years of existence. Along with this, we also got confirmation of which smartphones will get the update to Android 12. The information was posted on LG Korea’s official page.

In addition to the list of updates for Android 12, we also had confirmation of which models will receive Android 11 until the end of 2021, as well as which ones will be updated to Android 13. LG smartphones that are confirmed to receive the next version of Android are as follows:

In deployment:

LG G8X LG Velvet 5G (confirmed to receive Android 13) LG V50 LG V60

Upcoming update:

LG G8 LG Q31 LG Q52 LG Q92 LG Q92 5G LG V50 LG V50S LG Velvet 4G (confirmed to receive Android 13) LG Wing (confirmed to receive Android 13)

As you can see, the list also includes models that are not sold with us.

HMD Global/Nokia

Nokia delivers updates reliably, but also likes to take its time. We can imagine that the update to Android 12 will eventually reach these models:

In deployment:

Nokia 2.4 Nokia 3.4 Nokia 5.4 Nokia 8.3 5G Nokia G10 Nokia G20 Nokia G21 Nokia G50 Nokia X10 Nokia X20 Nokia XR20

Upcoming update:

Sony

The Japanese manufacturer is among the brands that offer two major updates. Officially, Sony has not yet confirmed an update, but the following models are expected to receive Android 12:

In deployment:

Upcoming update: