From 35afc139d173af8b9e2c2f42be8b6a82ac070789 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Micay The recommended devices with the best hardware, firmware and software security
- along with the longest future support time are the Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 3 and
- Pixel 3 XL. The Pixel 3a and 3a XL are budget devices meeting the same security
- standards as the more expensive flagship devices. Compared to the Pixel 3a and 3a XL,
- the flagship Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have wireless charging, dual front-facing speakers,
- the Pixel Visual Core supporting HDR+ with compatible apps on GrapheneOS, IP68 dust
- and water protection, a higher-end screen, slightly more durable glass and of course a
- stronger CPU, GPU, cellular radio, etc. You should get one of the budget devices if
- these things aren't compelling to you. The Pixel 3a and 3a XL do have one extra
- feature: an analog headphone port as an alternative to wireless audio and digital
- USB-C audio.
Support for the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL is currently less mature, but those along - with the Pixel 4a (once it's supported) will become the recommended devices due to - longer support and incremental security improvements for the device support code and - firmware. On the Pixel 4 and 4 XL, support for fingerprint unlock as a secondary - unlock mechanism has been removed and replaced with IR-based 3D facial scanning. - GrapheneOS plans to extend secondary unlock support with the option of 2-factor - authentication using a secondary PIN or passphrase required for fingerprint / face - unlock. It's likely this will be implemented first for fingerprint unlock, so that's - another consideration. The Pixel 4a has a fingerprint scanner instead of the dual - infrared face scanning cameras, so it would share the same implementation as the past - generation devices.
+On the Pixel 4 and 4 XL, support for fingerprint unlock as a secondary unlock + mechanism has been removed and replaced with IR-based 3D facial scanning. GrapheneOS + plans to extend secondary unlock support with the option of 2-factor authentication + using a secondary PIN or passphrase required for fingerprint / face unlock. The Pixel + 4a has a fingerprint scanner instead of the dual infrared face scanning cameras.
+ +The Pixel 3a and 3a XL are budget devices meeting the same security standards as + the more expensive flagship devices. Compared to the Pixel 3a and 3a XL, the flagship + Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have wireless charging, dual front-facing speakers, the Pixel + Visual Core supporting HDR+ with compatible apps on GrapheneOS, IP68 dust and water + protection, a higher-end screen, slightly more durable glass and of course a stronger + CPU, GPU, cellular radio, etc. You should get one of the budget devices if these + things aren't compelling to you. The Pixel 3a and 3a XL do have one extra feature: an + analog headphone port as an alternative to wireless audio and digital USB-C audio.