Samsung m16-m06 evidence ↗
Released · Support commitmentSamsung · Last verified 2026-10-09
Manufacturer launch, commitment, availability, scope or model firmware evidence; see device notes.
Samsung Galaxy M16 5G
Android · Released Unknown · India; exact sale date unverified availability reference
Security support ends
Unknown
Unknown
No verified support end date has been recorded.
- Estimated final major update year
- ≈ 2029–2030 Estimated
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Region
- India; exact sale date unverified availability reference
Estimate based on the final expected Android version and one major version per year (Android 16: 2025), allowing a one-year manufacturer rollout window. This is not a manufacturer deadline; actual delivery may be later. Security support ends separately.
Support commitment
Samsung Galaxy M16 5G · Support commitment
- Major OS upgrades
- 6
- OS support (years)
- Not separately specified
- Security support (years)
- 6
- Original OS version
- 14
- Verified OS version
- 16
- Last expected major version
- 20 Calculated
- Update frequency
- Quarterly
- Policy verified
- 2026-10-12
Estimate based on the final expected Android version and one major version per year (Android 16: 2025), allowing a one-year manufacturer rollout window. This is not a manufacturer deadline; actual delivery may be later. Security support ends separately.
Notes
Exact India sale date is unverified; announcement is not stored as release, so no security end is calculated. 6 OS generations and 6 security years: https://news.samsung.com/in/samsung-launches-galaxy-m16-5g-and-galaxy-m06-5g-in-india-with-refreshed-design-and-monster-performance . Original Android 14 evidenced by initial manufacturer firmware history; released Android 16 verified: https://doc.samsungmobile.com/SM-M166P/033111250415/wel.html . Active support and quarterly cadence: https://security.samsungmobile.com/workScope.smsb . AnTuTu: no sufficiently verified model-specific, versioned score found in the 2026-10-11 review.
Notes
Samsung India announcement explicitly commits to 6 Android OS generations and 6 years of security updates. OS generation count is not an OS duration in years. Separately sourced security endpoint and previous firmware verification are retained.
Sources
Image source ↗ · Samsung
Manufacturer product render, resized. © Samsung.
Sources substantiate only the indicated claims; missing values cannot be inferred from them.
Samsung os018-sm-m166p evidence ↗
Verified OS versionSamsung · Last verified 2026-10-09
Manufacturer launch, commitment, availability, scope or model firmware evidence; see device notes.