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You need to manage your expectations with Pixel devices. They are often on sale. Buy the A series for ~$300, which is also what the Nexus phones used to be priced at. They easily last 3+ years, and if they die after that it's no big deal. Dying early, bootlooping, overheating, etc. have been a part of these devices since they have existed.

>>bubble+(OP)
They've raised the prices so one is looking at a 1 year old a-series to pay $300. Meanwhile they are even further behind the curve hardware wise.

It would be very nice (but a tremendous effort) if Graphene OS took this opportunity to switch hardware preference right before Google's August release. Maybe to someone who could make a modern tablet too.

>>bubble+(OP)
The worst but I’ve ever had with early Android was they never kept time properly! Set an alarm to wake you up, and when you eventually woke up, clock skew was out over an hour!

>>bubble+(OP)
I use my monitors, TVs, PC hardware for 10 years+. Things dying after 3 years is a big fucking deal. WTF is wrong with you.

>>ThatMe+Ke
The software also used to be supported for only that long. Support cycles have been getting longer, but so has the price. Batteries also die in a few years.

>>bubble+Nf
There are many people who use 5 year old or older iPhones. My dad uses an iPhone 12 (2020), my mum an iPhone 11 (2019), someone else in my family still uses an XS (2018). In one of these cases a dying battery was replaced (which is still much cheaper than a new phone). They all still work very well and fast.

Also a lot of folks around still sporting Samsun S20 (though they should probably ditch them now due to the lack of security updates).

Getting only 2-3 years of life is very bad for most people.