It costs less than any of Apple or Google's offerings and they do not make money through software and services unlike Apple or Google. I think it's unreasonable to expect 7 years or more of OS updates on a phone that costs $300-400. They should do better on their flagship though, it costs double but still has the same support.
It's still hardware in the trash in 4 years, regardless of cost to the end user. I intend to keep my Pixel 6 until it dies or runs out of security updates in 3 years, whichever comes first.
I don't know if the hardware will be good enough in 4 years anyways. They've cut corners to get to that price point, the chip is similar to the 778G from 3 years back and it's using UFS 2.2. Honestly the phone feels like it was made for India and the marketing indicates that. They don't have many options with a clean OS and 3 years of OS updates at that price point there.
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mnmalst@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 2y
Does anybody know for how many years this device gets system / security updates?
ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
He mentioned three years of support in the video, but not sure if that's to fully end of support or just system updates.
Positronic@lemdro.id · 9 pts · 2y
3 years of OS updates and 4 years of security patches according to the product page
Ilandar@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 2y
isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
That's a nah from me. Beat Google / Apple at support or I'm not considering the product.
Positronic@lemdro.id · 3 pts · 2y
It costs less than any of Apple or Google's offerings and they do not make money through software and services unlike Apple or Google. I think it's unreasonable to expect 7 years or more of OS updates on a phone that costs $300-400. They should do better on their flagship though, it costs double but still has the same support.
isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
It's still hardware in the trash in 4 years, regardless of cost to the end user. I intend to keep my Pixel 6 until it dies or runs out of security updates in 3 years, whichever comes first.
Positronic@lemdro.id · 2 pts · 2y
I don't know if the hardware will be good enough in 4 years anyways. They've cut corners to get to that price point, the chip is similar to the 778G from 3 years back and it's using UFS 2.2. Honestly the phone feels like it was made for India and the marketing indicates that. They don't have many options with a clean OS and 3 years of OS updates at that price point there.
isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
I don't see why cheaper hardware would have to last less long, or even if it should, from an ethical and e-waste standpoint.