[soared]

It turns out the expected security support for android devices is only 3 years, so if you buy an older device it’s lifespan could be super short. Seems wild to me given apples support length is 5 years.

https://9to5google.com/2019/08/09/google-pixel-c-update/#:~:....

[flakiness]

It was only 3 years before. Currently it is 5 years. https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en

Note that major OS updates != security updates.