An internal Motorola presentation leak appears to confirm a GrapheneOS partnership for non-Pixel hardware, with an official announcement likely at MWC 2026.
Fucking finally. The only reason I couldn’t get my hands on GrapheneOS is due to having to buy a Pixel which, wherever I look, would be around $400-$500 for something that they themselves admit would likely only get around 7 years of support.
I can’t spend that kind of money right now. I need something below $300 and if possible, below $200.
Honestly, $400-$500 for 7 years of support is a killer deal. 5 years ago the only manufacturer to give a meaningful amount of support was Apple, everyone else was up to 2, even for flagships.
But I completely understand your situation, especially if you’re trying to be fiscally responsible and NOT get your phone on a payment plan of some sort. The 7 years of support means you might be able to find a 2 year old Pixel for below 300 though? Unless they don’t depreciate fast enough for that.
Ah, I suppose. My benchmark here is Apple which did it long before Huawei which is why it’s so perplexing to me that it took this long for the Android world to catch up. Apple’s not perfect, but basically everyone lagged behind them in this. The 2014 iPhone 6 got 4 years of updates, the 2015 6s got 7 and subsequent phones seem to be getting 5-7 depending on Tim Cook’s mood (they do claim hardware incompatibility when they sunset an older model, but who the hell really knows)
Looking at the P50 which I believe is the flagship for Huawei (excluding the Mate which is just larger) in 2021, that still only got 2.
Unfortunately the first device from this partnership is unlikely to be cheaper than the a series Pixel lineup. The GrapheneOS team already confirmed it will have a flagship snapdragon SOC. Have you looked into used a series Pixel devices? The 8a can be had refurbished in the low $200 range, and it will have software support for 5 more years. The 9a can be had for about $250 and will receive 6 more years of updates.
I didn’t like the look of the batteries in the pixel watches. I actually have a Huawei watch (yeah, I know) and it’s great. Turns out, when you’re subsidised by the Chinese state you can make a good product that costs less.
Fucking finally. The only reason I couldn’t get my hands on GrapheneOS is due to having to buy a Pixel which, wherever I look, would be around $400-$500 for something that they themselves admit would likely only get around 7 years of support.
I can’t spend that kind of money right now. I need something below $300 and if possible, below $200.
Bruh Android devices used to only get 2 to 3 years of support at most not that many years ago. 7 years is a MAJOR improvement.
I just picked up a Pixel 7 for 200 from swappa
Do you know of an android device with longer support than 7 years? The norm is 3 years.
Honestly, $400-$500 for 7 years of support is a killer deal. 5 years ago the only manufacturer to give a meaningful amount of support was Apple, everyone else was up to 2, even for flagships.
But I completely understand your situation, especially if you’re trying to be fiscally responsible and NOT get your phone on a payment plan of some sort. The 7 years of support means you might be able to find a 2 year old Pixel for below 300 though? Unless they don’t depreciate fast enough for that.
Not Huawei
They also did 1-2 for a long time.
They provided 4 years long before Samsung and others did. Even before Pixels did
Ah, I suppose. My benchmark here is Apple which did it long before Huawei which is why it’s so perplexing to me that it took this long for the Android world to catch up. Apple’s not perfect, but basically everyone lagged behind them in this. The 2014 iPhone 6 got 4 years of updates, the 2015 6s got 7 and subsequent phones seem to be getting 5-7 depending on Tim Cook’s mood (they do claim hardware incompatibility when they sunset an older model, but who the hell really knows)
Looking at the P50 which I believe is the flagship for Huawei (excluding the Mate which is just larger) in 2021, that still only got 2.
Unfortunately the first device from this partnership is unlikely to be cheaper than the a series Pixel lineup. The GrapheneOS team already confirmed it will have a flagship snapdragon SOC. Have you looked into used a series Pixel devices? The 8a can be had refurbished in the low $200 range, and it will have software support for 5 more years. The 9a can be had for about $250 and will receive 6 more years of updates.
I didn’t like the look of the batteries in the pixel watches. I actually have a Huawei watch (yeah, I know) and it’s great. Turns out, when you’re subsidised by the Chinese state you can make a good product that costs less.