Comment by BatteryMountain

In the USA, I think most people can easily afford a Pixel 9a at $56/year of device support starting from today.

Calculator checks yearly cost based on device support: (https://ibb.co/xq82YQCw)

Sources for device lifetime from calculator: (https://grapheneos.org/faq#device-lifetime)

I used a New+Unlocked+Pixel+X on eBay to find a rough price of the phone.

Most people get scammed by their carrier and pay $25-45 per month just for their wireless subscription, and many more get caught up in the device bundles which gets you the "latest and greatest", at a huge price. So people are paying, per month, what you can pay, per year for a Pixel.

You can use Silent Link to pay by the gigabyte with no expiration date. Most people don't need unlimited—I use a maximum of 5 GB per month, and my average is around 3. At $1.60 per month, that is $60 per YEAR for me.

Swap in https://jmp.chat for another 60 dollars per year for calls/texts and you get a $120/year phone bill which is just $10/month.

I will be moving from US Mobile to Jmp.chat once my plan expires.

You could also use US Mobile for $17/month which is unlimited and is user friendly. They also often have Pixels for a significant discount with no lock-in.

If you're considering buying an iPhone, you can definitely afford a Pixel

Motorola + Graphene coming 2027. I'm at least waiting to see what comes of that before making any decisions on my next phone.

I bought an 8a new when it launched for the express purpose of installing GOS. It cost like $450, and will last me most of a decade. If you are using a phone that costs significantly less than that (and I am speaking from personal experience! I had an Obamaphone that I got at a foodbank for many years, as well as a number of crappy used Androids!) your phone storage is so limiting that you are struggling to install more than a few apps.

I get you. I used to buy Nexus devices as well as some of the first Pixels, until at some point the prices shot up to ridiculous levels for a phone and I went with other brands.

Last year though the Pixel 8a was selling for 350€ and I got one. Luckily, given the recent developments. Will be installing GrapheneOS.

That's £105-£150 for first two pixels 6a on ebay.

If you consider getting iPhone you DEFINITELY can afford something much newer than that.

Don't have pixels in my country. Apple only alternative. And a bunch of chinese brands which I wont touch in this scenario

I always wonder what these unspecified ways that iOS is better than Android actually are.

These posts always have a few comments like that, but they never actually say what they find to be better on iOS.

Install anyapk. It uses a wireless ADB bridge to install whatever you want.