10 Exciting Pixel 3a Features

Software Support

Vanilla Android Pie is just one of the exciting pieces of the software puzzle. The Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL will also come with excellent software support from Google. 

If the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are too expensive for you and your budget, you might be thinking about going with the original Pixel, the Pixel 2, or another budget Android phone. These are certainly options, but keep in mind official software support will end much sooner for these devices. 

With the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL you should get software updates through October 2021 like the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. That means you'll get several years of major Android software updates with new features and several years of bug fixes and security patches. 

The other nice thing is that Pixel phones typically are first to new versions of Android software. The Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL will be among the first to Android Q and they'll be among the first to Google's monthly security updates and bug fixes. 

Android OEMs have improved their Android update timing, but Pixel phones still have the best Android software support.