From fa10ac4dd68021d1875912dead9d118d459f14a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Micay
Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro have a minimum of 7 years of support from launch - instead of 5 years. 7th generation Pixels have more of their 5 year minimum - guarantee remaining than 6th generation Pixels but the actual support time may - be longer than the minimum guarantee.
+8th generation Pixels provide a minimum guarantee of 7 years of support + from launch instead of the previous 5 year minimum guarantee. 8th generation + Pixels also bring support for the incredibly powerful hardware memory tagging + security feature as part of moving to new ARMv9 CPU cores. GrapheneOS has + experimental support for hardware memory tagging in hardened_malloc available + as a user-facing option in the advanced security settings and is quickly + moving towards having it enabled by default. It will be used more extensively + in the future and is a game changer for protecting against exploitation.
+ +Both 7th and 6th generation Pixels have a minimum guarantee of 5 years from + launch. 7th generation Pixels are a year newer so they have an extra year of + their guarantee remaining.
The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are all around improvements over the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro with a significantly better GPU and cellular radio along with @@ -233,7 +241,7 @@ the same as the other 7th generation devices under the hood.
Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 6a can still be worth buying if you can get - a good deal due to the long support time. They still have 3.5 to 4 years of + a good deal due to the long support time. They still have around 3 years of their minimum support guarantee remaining.