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		bdcravens on Oct 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates What I'm curious about is why they can't backport this promise to previous phones? Is the hardware in the 8 that different?

joemazerino on Oct 4, 2023 [–]

Yes. The SoCs and OEMs who made the whole Pixels and Nexus's vary.

kllrnohj on Oct 4, 2023 | [–]

Pixel 6 & 7 are still both Google's SoC. The 5 was the last "off the shelf" SoC (Snapdragon 765G)

joemazerino on Oct 5, 2023 | | [–]

And the 5a?

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