Android 11: Ready to update cell phones to Android 11. Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi

Android 11, the successor to Android 10, was released on September 8, offering improved communication, new ways to control smart home devices, and more control of your privacy, among other new features.

As usual, Google was the first to update Android on its Pixel phones, but other brands such as Oppo and Xiaomi followed suit.

Here we collect the cell phones that have already been updated and those that will be updated to Android 11.

Índice: Actualización Android 11 para celulares

The Android 11 update release process

Android 11 had multiple beta versions before it was released as an official update on September 8, starting with the Pixel, OnePlus, Oppo, Xiaomi and Realme phones.

Although these are the first brands to enable the Android 11 update for their devices, it is expected that over time more companies will confirm the cell phones that will be updated and surely some phones will update to Android 11 in less time than expected.

The release varies a lot depending on the device, but it seems like the modularity that Android introduced Airing (Android 8.0) to make updates simpler and not so dependent on updating drivers from cell phone chip and component makers has helped some manufacturers get the update released faster than usual.

Why do Android updates take so long and don’t reach all cell phones at the same time?

Android is the most popular mobile operating system in the world, and that complicates things a bit.

Just think of the different Android cell phones around the world (there are millions). Not all have the same screen size, the same processor or the same components, and many times there are modifications to optimize them for different markets or regions.

This means that each manufacturer has to optimize and make the appropriate modifications so that the operating system works properly in each of the cell phone models.

In addition, it is necessary that the manufacturers of different components update the drivers of these to work properly with Android.

Also, working and enabling an update also means time and money, so each manufacturer evaluates this to see if it is really worth releasing the update of the new flavor of Android.

Por otra parte, las actualizaciones también pueden requerir aprobaciones por parte de Google y operadores, algo más que retrasa el proceso. Es por éstas y otras razones que no todos recibimos cada actualización a la misma vez.

Google Pixel

Google liberó la actualización oficial de Android 11 el 8 de septiembre, después de diferentes versiones beta y los primeros en recibirla fueron sus celulares Pixel.

• Pixel 4 (Actualizado)
• Pixel 4 XL (Actualizado)
• Pixel 4A (Actualizado)
• Pixel 3 (Actualizado)
• Pixel 3A (Actualizado)
• Pixel 3 XL (Actualizado)
• Pixel 3A XL (Actualizado)
• Pixel 2 (Actualizado)
• Pixel 2 XL (Actualizado)

Samsung (One UI 3.0)

Samsung ha comenzado a hablar de Android 11 más temprano que de costumbre refiriéndose a esta actualización como One UI 3.0, la interfaz personalizada de la empresa.

Además, Samsung reveló una lista de celulares que recibirán ahora actualizaciones por tres generaciones de Android, así que recibirán Android 11 y hasta más. A continuación la lista.

Huawei (EMUI 11) / Honor

Huawei sigue en la lucha con el gobierno de Estados Unidos y así sus nuevos celulares llegan sin apps y servicio de Google. A pesar de esto, la empresa promete que seguirá actualizando sus celulares usando la versión de código abierto de Android y sin trabajar con Google.

No está claro si esto significará más retrasos, menos novedades o todo funcionará a la normalidad, menos los apps y servicios de Google que seguirán ausentes.

Por ahora, estos son los celulares Huawei y Honor que serían actualizados a Android 11:

• Huawei P40
• Huawei P40 Pro
• Huawei P40 Pro Plus
• Huawei P40 Lite
• Huawei P30
• Huawei P30 Pro
• Huawei Mate 30 Pro
• Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
• Huawei Mate 30
• Huawei Mate 30 5G
• Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche design
• Huawei Mate 20
• Huawei Mate 20 Pro
• Huawei Mate 20 X
• Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
• Huawei Mate 20 X (4G)
• Huawei Mate 20 Porsche RS
• Huawei Mate X
• Huawei Mate Xs
• Huawei Nova 7 SE
• Huawei Nova 7
• Huawei Nova 7 Pro
• Huawei Nova 6
• Huawei Nova 6 5G
• Huawei Nova 5T
• Huawei Nova 5
• Huawei Nova 5 Pro
• Huawei Nova 5Z
• Huawei Nova 5i
• Huawei Nova 5i Pro
• Honor 30
• Honor 30 Pro
• Honor 30 Pro+
• Honor 30S
• Honor V30
• Honor V30 Pro
• Honor V20
• Honor 20
• Honor 20 Pro
• Honor 20S
• Honor 20 Youth Edition
• Honor 9X
• Honor 9X Pro

LG

LG is in the process of updating its products since the launch of the LG Velvet and soon with the LG Wing. The company has not confirmed with certainty which phones will be updated to Android 11, but these are expected.

Motorola

In previous years, Motorola has been excited to update some of their cell phones quickly, but also disappointed because on many occasions it has taken longer than necessary or they have decided not to update some of them.

However, these are the cell phones that we hope will be updated.

• Motorola One 5G
• Motorola Edge Plus
• Motorola Edge
• Motorola Razr
• Moto G Stylus
• Moto G Power
• Motorola One Fusion Plus
• Motorola One Hyper

Nokia (manufacturer HMD Global)

HMD Global, maker of Nokia-branded cell phones, has increased the number of cell phones it launches and these are the ones we hope will be updated to Android 11.

• Nokia 9 PureView
• Nokia 8.3
• Nokia 8.1
• Nokia 7.2
• Nokia 6.2
• Nokia 5.3
• Nokia 4.2
• Nokia 2.3
• Nokia 1.3

OnePlus

OnePlus has surprised because it has become one of the first companies to update Android on their cell phones and these are the ones that we hope will receive Android 11.

• OnePlus 8
• OnePlus 8 Pro
• OnePlus North
• OnePlus 7T Pro
• OnePlus 7T
• OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition
• OnePlus 7T Pro 5G
• OnePlus 7
• OnePlus 7 Pro
• OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition
• OnePlus 6T
• OnePlus 6

Sony

In case you didn’t know, Sony continues to make cell phones, but not like before. These are the ones we hope will be updated to Android 11.

Xiaomi / Redmi

These are the Xiaomi cell phones that we hope will be updated to Android 11.

• Xiaomi Mi 10
• Xiaomi Mi 0 Pro
• Xiaomi Mi 10 YouTh Edition
• Xiaomi Mi Note 10
• Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro
• Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
• Xiaomi Mi 9
• Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G
• Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
• Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
• Xiaomi Mi 9T
• Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
• Xiaomi Mi A3
• Redmi K30 Pro
• Redmi k30
• Redmi K30i 5G
• Redmi K30 5G
• Redmi K20 Pro
• Redmi K20
• Redmi Note 9
• Redmi Note 9 Pro
• Redmi Note 9 Pro Max
• Redmi 10X 5G
• Redmi 10X 5G
• Redmi 9
• Redmi 9C
• Redmi 9A
• Little F2 Pro
• Little X2
• Small M2 Pro

Oppo

ColorOS 8 or Android 11 will reach multiple Oppo phones and these are the ones that we hope will be updated.

• Oppo Find X2
• Oppo Find X2 Pro
• Reno 3
• Reno 3 Pro
• Oppo Reno 4 PRo
• Oppo Ace 2 EVA Limited Edition

Alive

These are the Vivo phones that we hope will be updated to Android 11.

• Vivo X50 Pro Plus
• Vivo X50 Pro
• I live X50

Asus

Asus is not the company that updates its devices the fastest, but here is the one that we hope will update.

Asus ZenFone 6

ZTE

ZTE has lost the momentum it had to launch good unlocked phones due to the problems with the United States, but we hope that at least one of its phones will be updated to Android 11.