Google Android 6.0: Nexus, Huawei, phones that will get Marshmallow update

Now that Nexus devices have started new flavour, it’s time to know when are other OEMs updating their devices. Here is a list of all the Android devices likely to get update

Motorola

Motorola has confirmed that it will update its 2015 and 2014 flagship smartphones Moto X and Moto G handsets (Source: Debashis Sarkar)

Motorola has had a very good record with its Android updates thanks to near stock Android ROM on its devices. Motorola was the first to rollout Android 5.1 Lollipop and it will continue the same with Android M. While we don’t know when Motorola will start rolling out new OS but we do know which devices will get the upgrade

Here is the full list:

Moto X Style (or Moto X Pure in US)
Moto X Play
3rd gen Moto G
2nd gen Moto X
2nd gen Moto X pure edition
2nd gen Moto G and Moto E
Droid Turbo
Moto Maxx
Moto Turbo

Huawei

Huawei has confirmed that newly announced Honor 7 will get Android 6.0 Marshmallow update (Source: Debashis Sarkar)

Huawei, the name behind this year’s flagship Nexus 6P has announced the list of devices that will get Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The update will be rolled out with Huawei’s own Motion UI on top of it.

Here is the list of compatible devices:

Huawei P8
Huawei P8 Youth Edition
Huawei P8 Max
Huawei Maimang 4 (the Chinese version of the G8)
Huawei G7
Huawei G7 Plus
Huawei Mate 7
Huawei Mate S
Huawei Honor 7
Huawei Honor 7i
Huawei Honor 6 Plus
Huawei Honor 6
Huawei X2
Huawei 4X
Huawei Play 4C

HTC

HTC plans to roll out Android Marshmallow by the end of this year (Source: Nandagopal Rajan)

HTC had earlier announced that it would roll out latest Android OS to its flagship devices within 90 days of announcement and it took to Twitter to reveal which phones would get Marshmallow update. The post says both HTC One M8 and One M9 will get Marshmallow by the end of 2016.

Here is a full list of devices that get the update:

One M9
One M9+
One E9
One E9+
One ME
One M8
One E8
One M8 Eye
Butterfly 3
Desire 826
Desire 820
Desire 816

Sony

Sony has officially confirmed that it will update all the Xperia phones and tablet from 2014 (Source: Sony)

Sony has an official announcement about all the Xperia phones that will get Android Marshmallow but the announcement fails to give a timeframe for the rollout

Here is the full list of supported Xperia devices:

Xperia Z5
Xperia Z5 Compact
Xperia Z5 Premium
Xperia Z4 Tablet
Xperia Z3+
Xperia Z3
Xperia Z3 Compact
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
Xperia Z2
Xperia Z2 Tablet
Xperia M5
Xperia C5 Ultra
Xperia M4 Aqua
Xperia C4

LG and Samsung

Samsung and LG are yet to make announcements regarding Android Marshmallow update

Both Korean manufacturers are mum on the official Android Marshmallow announcement but we can assume that their 2015 flagships will get the update sooner than later.

Here is the list of device we expect will get updated:

LG V10
LG G4
LG G3
Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
Samsung Galaxy Note 5

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