Google says it’ll support Pixel 8 series with seven years of Android updates
www.theverge.com
Two seven-year smartphones.

Now this is nice. Hopefully 3rd party manufacturers can also provide a longer life span for the device.

    • Madis@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      How does it differ from buying a laptop at this point? The price is the same, the capabilities are similar, the form factor can be the same (Fold or tablets in general).

      As long as the hardware can keep up with the software, and the manufacturer keeps building products, why should they ever end support? (a la Windows)

      • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        I don't really know all the differences but phone OS upgrades need firmware updates as well, which will delay a lot of OS releases and cause old hardware to no longer have security support. I don't think the OS layer is completely separate like it is with desktop computers.

        • Madis@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          I can understand that part, but not why providing such update timeline would be "excessive" or "crazy", if there are ways to achieve it.

    • philodendron@lemdro.id
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      1 year ago

      Especially when you consider the lifespan of the battery. I’d like to see battery replacements get easier as well