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Security maintenance release schedule and product life cycle for Enterprise Edition devices

Environment

  • Knox Suite
  • Enterprise Edition devices

Overview

The table below shows the planned security maintenance releases and product lifecycle terms for Enterprise Edition devices.

Enterprise Edition Devices2 Security Maintenance Release (SMR) Product Lifecycle (PLC)1
Period1 Cadence3
S21 5G Up to 5 years 4 years monthly + 1 year quarterly 2 years
S21+ 5G Up to 5 years 4 years monthly + 1 year quarterly 2 years
S21 Ultra 5G Up to 5 years 4 years monthly + 1 year quarterly 2 years
A32 5G Minimum 4 years 4 years quarterly 2 years
XCover5 Up to 5 years 4 years monthly + 1 year quarterly 2 years
S20 Up to 5 years 4 years monthly + 1 year quarterly 2 years
S20+ Up to 5 years 4 years monthly + 1 year quarterly 2 years
S20 Ultra Up to 5 years 4 years monthly + 1 year quarterly 2 years
Note20 Up to 5 years 4 years monthly + 1 year quarterly 2 years
Note20 Ultra Up to 5 years 4 years monthly + 1 year quarterly 2 years
Tab Active 3 Up to 5 years 5 years quarterly 3 years

1 Security MR and Product Lifecycle periods begin with the global launch dates of each device.

2 Specific terms may differ for Enterprise Edition devices not listed above. Please contact your local Samsung representative for more information.

3 Monthly and quarterly security MRs are delivered through Firmware-Over-The-Air (FOTA) updates, typically by the end of each month and each quarter respectively. Please note that the Security MR delivery schedules may vary by Enterprise Edition device models/variants, and Samsung may change the schedules depending on market and technical situations.