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When will your Pixel phone stop receiving updates?

Here's everything you need to know about software updates on your Pixel.

The way I see it, the Tensor G3 platform powering both phones is the bottleneck; while these devices will get software updates until the end of the decade, Google has a sizeable task optimizing the hardware so that future Android versions run smoothly. The phone's unique radar-based face recognition tech — powered by a set of sensors dubbed Soli — relied on the 60Hz frequency, making it ineligible to be released in countries like India, where the band is used by the government. The distinctive two-tone design and fantastic cameras gave the phone a clear edge against its rivals, and while Google bungled the OLED panel — it had significant issues with color balance — it didn't matter.

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