The new policy doesn’t propel the Edge+ into a category of its own, but it does make it at least competitive against some other Android devices. For instance, like most of Samsung’s high-end devices, the recently released Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Z Flip will receive two major Android upgrades. If software updates are the thing you care about the most, then Google’s Pixel’s lineup is still unmatched — at least when it comes to Android. 

Still, this is at least a step in the right direction for Motorola, particularly for a phone that will cost $1,000 when it comes out. Since Google sold the company to Lenovo, it hasn’t had the best track record of updating its devices in a timely matter, nor has it done a great job of supporting them over time. But between today’s announcement and the Android 10 update the company released for the Razr, things are starting to look up.