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Depending on your usecase, GrapheneOS may be of interest.
No support for Pixel 1, Pixel 2 are marked as obsolete, so I'm not sure it's better than Google as far as EOL is concerned. https://grapheneos.org/releases
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It's true that laptop computers have not changed as much over the years. This in large part because Intel CPU's and architecture have not changed as much, while iPhone CPU's have improved by leaps and bounds. I wonder how much this might change when Apple Silicon comes to the Mac.
It feels like smartphones are stabilizing as well. I don't see myself needing to replace my iPhone 8 for a while, even though there have been three more generations afterwards. An iPhone 5 felt much more outdated at the time of the 6s/SE.
I find 5G (coverage on mid-band, not the hyped speed on ultra-wideband) to be the most compelling reason to upgrade my phone this year.
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I’d guess it’s because the individuals worth using a targeted exploit on are more likely to be carrying iPhones.
I think you've misunderstood. iOS exploits are cheaper . If your explanation held, then you'd expect them to be costlier. That said, I'm sure your explanation is a component of their price.
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Wasn't the purpose of that throttling to extend the life of older phones? Throttling the CPU let them stay within the limits of the worn out battery and let the device continue to be used without crashing.
That may have been their public explanation after being caught throttling the hardware.
* Only handsets with degraded batteries were throttled
* Replacing the battery returned the handset to full speed
* The only thing that changed after the fine was that you now have an option to stop the throttling and have unexpected reboots instead.
* All iPhones since then, including brand new iPhone 12s will throttle when the battery degrades.
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I believe you but I've honestly never heard of anybody suffering "random cellphone death" - Apple or otherwise. Everybody seems to break them or upgrade them long before that.
I had it with Nexus 5x. It died after 1.5 years when I used an app to get a train ticket. It turned out it was a known hardware bug judging by forums. It was in Norway so the phone was still under warranty and it was “repaired” - the motherboard was replaced. Still not much later I bought the original iPhone SE. I just did not like the idea of phone stopping working for no reason.