Yesterday, Xiaomi announced that it will unveil the Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 13T Pro smartphones in Berlin on September 26. These will arrive as the successors to the Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro respectively. The specifications of the upcoming offerings have already surfaced on the internet in recent times. Now ahead of the launch, a Xiaomi executive has revealed an important detail about the Xiaomi 13T duo that should probably excite customers interested in the upcoming devices. 

Xiaomi 13T to get longer software support

Xiaomi’s Communications Director Daniel Desjarlais took to Twitter to share the announcement. He revealed that the upcoming Xiaomi 13T and Xiaomi 13T Pro will receive four versions of Android software updates and five years of security patches. The executive adds that it is a significant enhancement to the company’s commitment to providing exceptional software support. If the Xiaomi 13T duo ship with pre-installed Android 13 OS out of the box, they will be eligible for Android 14, 15, 16, and 17 OS versions. 

This is indeed good news for Xiaomi fans and those interested in the upcoming Xiaomi 13T series. Extended software update makes users stick to their devices for a long period. The Chinese brand is not typically known for its longer software support, however, it upped its game with the Redmi K60 Ultra confirmed to get four OS and five years of security updates. While this is a step in the right direction, it’s also worth noting that Xiaomi isn’t the fastest when it comes to delivering newer software updates. 

It remains to be seen whether Xiaomi will offer a longer software support policy for other devices in its portfolio. Android OEMs have been steadily increasing the duration of software support, thanks to Samsung, OPPO, OnePlus, Vivo etc. A recent report also revealed that search giant Google aims to deliver five years of OS updates for its Pixel devices powered by Tensor chipset. 

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