Rogers releases list of handsets getting Android's January security update on the 6th

Rogers recently updated its upgrade schedule over on its community forum, letting us know what devices are getting operating system updates in the coming days. For starters, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series (both the regular and Note 10+) are getting the Android 10 update on January 6. And the Google Pixel devices from the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL down to the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are all getting the January security update on the 6th as well. The original Pixel isn't on the list as Google has already announced its official end-of-life.

On the same day, the Samsung Galaxy A70 will be getting the December security update. Meanwhile, the Motorola Moto G6 Play and the Moto G7 Play are getting the December update on January 10 and January 17, respectively. Rogers wants to caution its subscribers that while the carrier aims to release on these announced dates, sometimes there might be causes of delay. But it's a good indicator as to when you can expect the OS update to head your phone's way.

Samsung officially launches the Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy Note 10 Lite

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite

Samsung has officially unveiled the Lite versions of last year's flagships. The Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite offer compelling features at what's expected to be more affordable price points. We can't say the price because Samsung hasn't released the price yet.

The two handsets share some features, including 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O displays with a 2,400 x 1,080 resolution, punch-hole cutouts for the selfie cameras at the top center of the phones, 4,500mAh batteries, either 6GB or 8GB of RAM, and 128GB internal storage. The designs are somewhat similar, with a rectangular camera module at the back. But the rest of its features are different.

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