Is the Samsung Galaxy M02 still supported?
End-of-support date: February 2023.
Support ended
Our estimateFebruary 2023
Source: Samsung's official policy · verified 2026-06-12
What it means now that support ends
- 🔓 Security risk grows monthly. New vulnerabilities are discovered constantly; on an unsupported phone they are never fixed. Banking, payments, email, and password apps become progressively riskier.
- 📱 Apps drop off. Developers raise their minimum OS requirements over time — first you lose updates to apps, then the apps themselves.
- 💸 Resale value falls fast.The market prices support: once a phone leaves a manufacturer's update list, its used value drops sharply and keeps falling.
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More questions about the Galaxy M02
How long will the Galaxy M02 get updates?
It launched on Android 10 with One UI Core and received around two years of security patches, with support ending near 2023. No new updates are released now.
Why does the Galaxy M02 feel slow?
It uses the entry-level MediaTek MT6739W with just 2 to 3GB of RAM, so heavy multitasking and modern games are beyond its comfortable range.
Does the Galaxy M02 have a large battery?
Yes, it carries a 5000mAh battery. Paired with its low-power chip and HD screen, it lasts well over a day on a charge, though it refills slowly at 5W.
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Data sources & last verified: this phone's support window comes from documented update history (estimate — see our methodology), last verified 2026-06-12. How we compute end dates.