> I have a pixel 2 now. it's good enough for everything I use it for, but it really didn't justify its launch price. it's basically a nexus phone with a fancy chassis and nicer camera.

I have a pixel 3a. The "a" series seems to be the same thing, but also at nexus prices.

I remember the Ars Technica review of the 3a saying something like "there were some worries that sales of the 3a might cannibalize sales from the flagship line, to which we can only say... yeah."

> and gets updates

Wife and I also have pixel 2's, and AFAIK October 2020 was the last month we got updates[1] :(.

(although it notes "Pixel 2 Preferred Care customers have telephone support until April 2021.")

Which makes this article all the more disappointing, as we're looking to upgrade for this and the usual reasons :).

[1] https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en

The final update comes in December 2020; they just skipped November. You'll have to upgrade or switch to a custom ROM after that for continued support — it's still a fairly solid phone if not for the lack of updates.

ha, I guess I spoke too soon. any idea what you'll replace your pixel 2's with? pixel 4a looks decent this cycle.