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Re:Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates by KeplerBoy on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @01:00PM (#37768143)
But you can get a better phone with great battery life for 250$. Motorola and many other manufacturers sell perfectly usable devices with 5000 mAh batteries for that price.
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Re:Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates by llbeansandrice on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @01:15PM (#37768391)
Why would you switch platforms, form factors, OSs, etc. for +4x the cost of a battery in the ecosystem you already know?
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Re:Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates by KeplerBoy on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @01:23PM (#37768526)
because that iphone 6s is EOL no matter the battery. If you don't want to drop the money for a recent-ish iPhone you have to switch.

Not that 1000$ are a bad deal for an iPhone that will easily last you 4+ years.

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Re:Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates by jl6 on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @01:21PM (#37768495)
$250 for a new phone that has some more modern features, but is still "low-end".

versus

$69 to keep a premium-at-the-time iPhone 6S alive.

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Re:Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates by HansHamster on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @01:14PM (#37768362)
And you can get an even better phone by spending 900$! /s
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