Google's already EOL-ing the Pixel 1. OS updates at 2 years, security updates at 3. For the first model they priced at parity with other "top-tier" Android phones. (Bye bye Nexus -- sigh.)
Meanwhile, a 5 year old iPhone is running the current version of iOS. Even Samsung seems to be maintaining their Galaxy line beyond 3 years.
People can do the math. And "must have the latest" is losing its luster, especially now when most people can't see too much difference, i.e. the cameras are already pretty damned good.
Battery life is another principal matter. But if and as those can be swapped for $100 or less... (Not to mention the "battery cases" I was noticing a lot, a year or two ago.)
P.S. I keep mentioning versions of this, because I'd like to see more effective competition. But Google, at the head of the Android ecosphere, seem incapable -- I have to say, at this point, basically uninterested -- at parity on security and lifespan.
Meanwhile, a 5 year old iPhone is running the current version of iOS. Even Samsung seems to be maintaining their Galaxy line beyond 3 years.
People can do the math. And "must have the latest" is losing its luster, especially now when most people can't see too much difference, i.e. the cameras are already pretty damned good.
Battery life is another principal matter. But if and as those can be swapped for $100 or less... (Not to mention the "battery cases" I was noticing a lot, a year or two ago.)
P.S. I keep mentioning versions of this, because I'd like to see more effective competition. But Google, at the head of the Android ecosphere, seem incapable -- I have to say, at this point, basically uninterested -- at parity on security and lifespan.