Find out how long any phone will last.
Every phone has an expiry date — the day its security updates stop. We track it, and tell you what each phone really costs per month of safe use.
594 phones · 17 brands · every end-of-support date verified and dated to the month
Live rankings, current winners
All rankings →Recomputed from the database on every update — these are each list's #1 right now, not last year's picks.
● Dying soon
All 111 dying phones →Security updates end within 12 months — do not buy these new, whatever the discount says.
$ Cheapest phones to own right now
Full ranking →Browse by brand
All update policies →Every brand's update policy and every phone it sells, tracked to the month.
New here? Start with the guides
All guides →Plain-English explainers on what actually makes a phone last — and how to spend so yours stays safe for years.
Head-to-head, decided by lifespan
Verdict-first comparisons — the winner and why at the top, full spec table below.
Just tell me which phone to buy
Six quick questions — budget, priorities, how long you keep a phone — and we'll pick for you, with reasons.
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