A phone should last a long time, but how long is too long for a phone to stick around? The Google Pixel 8 will get major OS updates and new features for the next seven years, but maybe that’s too long. How will the phone stack up against the phones of 2030? I considered my favorite phones from seven years ago, including a Galaxy S7 that still works, to wonder whether the Pixel’s priorities should be elsewhere. What phones were launched seven years ago? 2016 was a hugely important year for smartphones. Samsung launched the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, …
