The OnePlus Nord 4 teaser video continues to slowly trickle out, and the company has now announced that the new budget phone candidate will offer four years of full Android updates and six years of security updates, the most that OnePlus phones have ever offered. Most.

Google offers seven years of updates on its Pixel 8a and Pixel 8 models, which remains the best update offering in the smartphone world. Samsung also guarantees a 7-year upgrade schedule, but only for its latest Galaxy S and Galaxy Z devices, not lower-end models like the Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55.

The upgrade is still on the generous side, especially for budget phones, from OnePlus' previous four-year full update plan and five-year security update plan. It also means that owners of the flagship OnePlus 12 will get fewer updates than if they waited to buy this cheaper model, which may frustrate some users. Unless OnePlus decides to offer a longer coverage period for the 12 down the road.

I have heard from OnePlus' president in the past that the company values the "fluency" of its devices over time more than it does the number of future updates; according to OnePlus' own fluency tests, the Nord 4 will run at its best for the six years it is supported ...

In tests conducted by TÜV SÜD, thousands of messages, photos, files, and apps are quickly sent, taken, and processed to simulate several years of use in a short time. The phones are then subjected to pre- and post-use performance measurements to see how well they hold up.

OnePlus prides itself on an approach to smartphones that sets it apart from its rivals. And with the all-metal body of the Nord 4, they are really going all out. We don't know everything about the new Nord yet, but it could be another budget smartphone hit, at least for the European market where the Nord model tends to take hold.

OnePlus' next launch event will take place on July 16, and the Nord 4 will appear along with the OnePlus Pad 2, Nord Buds 3, and OnePlus Watch 2R. It's going to be a busy show, and we'll be eager to try out all of these devices once they are fully available.