You are also buying a soon to be unmaintained device which will fall out of security support.

That $50 PC can run linux with the latest kernel for the next 20 years (maybe longer).

There's lineageOS for outdated pixel device, but I think you loose device attestation if you flash that, so your banking, payment and digital-ID apps won't work anymore which is kind of important features for a lot of people.

I still think separating a phone for phone apps and a PC for productivity, is the best choice even if that PC is a 20 year old rustbucket from the dumpster, it will still do more tasks than a phone. You can't learn photoshop on a phone.

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cogman10 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The lineageOS kernel isn't guaranteed to be super up to date. It's often based on the manufacturer's kernel. There's also possibly binary blobs involved which can't be checked or updated.

	▲	joe_mamba an hour ago \| parent [-]
		If your device is on the official supported list then it will always be up to date to a point. You're not gonna get android 16 on 10+ year old phones.

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IncreasePosts 17 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Your banking app might not work but your bank probably also offers a web page that you can just load up in your browser