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minus-squareSeefra 1@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·3 days ago manufacturer will offer GrapheneOS support on future versions of their existing models, priced similarly to Pixels. Great, so I still won’t afford it…
minus-squareAndromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoPixels will be supported until EoL. You can get a used Pixel 8a or 9a, which will get supported until May 2031 and April 2032 respectively. Both feature modern, important hardware security features, such as the ARM memory tagging extension.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·edit-23 days agoI paid $120 for each Pixel I own. I refuse to pay a premium to have the “latest and greatest gadget”
minus-squarePiemanding@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoHow’s the battery life so far on the phones you’ve had?
Great, so I still won’t afford it…
Pixels will be supported until EoL. You can get a used Pixel 8a or 9a, which will get supported until May 2031 and April 2032 respectively. Both feature modern, important hardware security features, such as the ARM memory tagging extension.
I paid $120 for each Pixel I own.
I refuse to pay a premium to have the “latest and greatest gadget”
How’s the battery life so far on the phones you’ve had?