Give me fewer updates for my phone, but ensure they're bug free and arrive on time

Along with solid hardware, timely software updates are vital for a good smartphone. Software updates ensure a phone receives the latest features, bug fixes, and security enhancements even if the hardware is older. While iPhones have provided software updates for up to five or more years, Android OEMs have recently taken a page out of Apple's book, with Samsung and Google promising seven years of updates on their latest smartphones.