Comment by edm0nd
4 months ago
fyi you can buy refurb'd pixel 7's off eBay for like ~$170
great for playing around with or if you want to install something like GrapheneOS.
4 months ago
fyi you can buy refurb'd pixel 7's off eBay for like ~$170
great for playing around with or if you want to install something like GrapheneOS.
The Pixel 8 and 8a aren't that expensive either. And keep in mind that they are supported until 2030 and 2031 respectively. [1] They not only receive security updates for 7 years, instead of the 5 years for previous Pixel generations, but also have stronger hardware security, by implementing the ARM memory tagging extension. [2]
[1] https://grapheneos.org/faq#device-lifetime
[2] https://grapheneos.org/faq#recommended-devices