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three years of frequent updates is pretty much the best support you're going to get with any android phone. i personally love my pixel 2, but they sold about ha

three years of frequent updates is pretty much the best support you're going to get with any android phone. i personally love my pixel 2, but they sold about half as many pixels in 2017 as samsung sold phones in a week. [0][1] samsung does give monthly security updates to its flagship products, but it won't support anything for more than two years. i think it's clear that consumers don't actually give a shit about updates when they choose their next phone, so i find it hard to fault google for having the best update policy on a series of phones that they struggle to break even on. [0] https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/13/17007104/google-pixel-total-sales-idc-statistics https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/13/17007104/google-pixel-tot... [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/299144/samsung-smartphone-shipments-worldwide/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/299144/samsung-smartphon...

Cyph0n 8y ago
> three years of frequent updates is pretty much the best support you're going to get with any android phone That’s one of the reasons why I finally switched to an iPhone Xs Max. Before that, I had a Nexus 5x. My last iPhone was the 3GS.
- leetcrew 8y ago
  like i said, i love my pixel 2, but if the pixel 4/5 still starts at $800 i might jump ship too.
max76 8y ago
> i think it's clear that consumers don't actually give a shit about updates when they choose their next phone, The people that do give a shit pick ios. Security and updates was the #1 reason I moved from Android to iOS.
- kakarot 8y ago
  That's some intense gatekeeping... At least I can root my Android phone. iOS security, from a targeted hacking perspective, is easier than ever to circumvent for full control: https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2017/11/ios-11-horror-story-the-rise-and-fall-of-ios-security/ https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2017/11/ios-11-horror-story-the-r... Apple also has a nasty habit of coercing users into upgrade to new models, reducing the need for supporting older devices and artificially limiting the amount of older phones in circulation: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-faces-multiple-lawsuits-over-throttled-iphones-1522229400 https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-faces-multiple-lawsuits-o...
- graeme 8y ago
  Yup. I'm on iphone for this reason + privacy. The ecosystem integration with ipad is a nice bonus
onetimemanytime 8y ago
>>three years of frequent updates is pretty much the best support you're going to get with any android phone. I have an HP computer with an OS from big, bad Microsoft and get updates even though my computer is 7 years old. I paid around $400 then (rebates and all.)

Cyph0n 8y ago

> three years of frequent updates is pretty much the best support you're going to get with any android phone That’s one of the reasons why I finally switched to an iPhone Xs Max. Before that, I had a Nexus 5x. My last iPhone was the 3GS.

leetcrew 8y ago
like i said, i love my pixel 2, but if the pixel 4/5 still starts at $800 i might jump ship too.

max76 8y ago

> i think it's clear that consumers don't actually give a shit about updates when they choose their next phone, The people that do give a shit pick ios. Security and updates was the #1 reason I moved from Android to iOS.

kakarot 8y ago
That's some intense gatekeeping... At least I can root my Android phone. iOS security, from a targeted hacking perspective, is easier than ever to circumvent for full control: https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2017/11/ios-11-horror-story-the-rise-and-fall-of-ios-security/ https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2017/11/ios-11-horror-story-the-r... Apple also has a nasty habit of coercing users into upgrade to new models, reducing the need for supporting older devices and artificially limiting the amount of older phones in circulation: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-faces-multiple-lawsuits-over-throttled-iphones-1522229400 https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-faces-multiple-lawsuits-o...
graeme 8y ago
Yup. I'm on iphone for this reason + privacy. The ecosystem integration with ipad is a nice bonus

onetimemanytime 8y ago

>>three years of frequent updates is pretty much the best support you're going to get with any android phone. I have an HP computer with an OS from big, bad Microsoft and get updates even though my computer is 7 years old. I paid around $400 then (rebates and all.)