If you want to use a phone for 5-6 years while retaining a decent level of security, buy an iPhone XR. You don't have other options. Please stop using insecure old Android phones and don't bother pretending that ROMs unable to ship full security updates change that situation...
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Pixels provide good security if you're going to replace your device within 3 years. It's quite possible that Google will support them for longer than their 3 year guarantee, but that remains to be seen. They don't have an existing track record for Pixels or devices with Treble.
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Other Android phones don't offer the same security as a Pixel, even among those shipping monthly security updates reliably. They don't include all of the software and hardware security features. Only Essential cared enough to offer something comparable and stopped making phones.
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New hardware generations usually bring important security improvements but updating yearly is impractical for most people. I'm not suggesting that people actually use a phone for 5 years, but if they are going to do that, there aren't really any viable options other than iPhones.
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An increasingly large portion of phones get used beyond 3 years so supporting devices for only 3 years is becoming much less adequate. It was reasonable for the Nexus 5, 5X and 6P because the hardware was garbage. Pixels will often get used much longer because they age better.
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Apple provides updates for 5-6 years from release. A Pixel has comparable security (weaker in some areas, stronger in others) but Google still only guarantees 3 years of security updates and their track record with Nexus has been dropping support as soon as their guarantee ends.
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Even if I *want* it to, do you expect any current phone to be usable in 5 years?
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Depends on what you’re using it for I guess... An iPhone 6 is four years old, and with a fresh battery I think it can be quite usable for web browsing and light apps.
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I'm quite aware. Android security updates are monthly, so quarterly updates are not acceptable. The tweet also wasn't about whether devices receive security updates for a couple years. A Samsung phone also isn't as secure as a Pixel phone, as I mention:
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Other Android phones don't offer the same security as a Pixel, even among those shipping monthly security updates reliably. They don't include all of the software and hardware security features. Only Essential cared enough to offer something comparable and stopped making phones.
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