PhoneLifespan

Find out how long any phone will last.

Every phone has an expiry date — the day its security updates stop. We track it, and tell you what each phone really costs per month of safe use.

1,013 phones · 25 brands · every end-of-support date verified and dated to the month

How we verify every date

Every support window is checked against the manufacturer's published policy (or, for Apple, its documented track record), labelled official or estimated, and dated to the month we last confirmed it. The analysis and verdicts are written by us — never auto-generated.

Original researchThe State of Phone Support 2026How long the industry really supports phones — every brand's promise versus its track record, drawn from our database of 1,013 phones.Read the report →

Update & longevity news

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The changes that move real end-of-support dates — new update promises, phones going end-of-life, and the rules behind them.

Live rankings, current winners

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Recomputed from the database on every update — these are each list's #1 right now, not last year's picks.

$ Cheapest phones to own right now

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  1. 1Samsung Galaxy M07$80 · supported until 2031$1.28/mo
  2. 2Samsung Galaxy A07$100 · supported until 2031$1.64/mo
  3. 3Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G$115 · supported until 2031$1.91/mo
  4. 4Xiaomi Redmi 15C 5G$140 · supported until 2031$2.27/mo
  5. 5Samsung Galaxy M17e 5G$155 · supported until 2032$2.29/mo

New here? Start with the guides

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Plain-English explainers on what actually makes a phone last — and how to spend so yours stays safe for years.

Head-to-head, decided by lifespan

Verdict-first comparisons — the winner and why at the top, full spec table below.

Just tell me which phone to buy

Six quick questions — budget, priorities, how long you keep a phone — and we'll pick for you, with reasons.

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