Aside from the launch of the original Google Pixel phone back in 2016, no other release was as important as the Google Pixel 6. It ushered in what became the defacto Pixel design language, launched Google's own Tensor processor line, and proved that Google could make a truly premium phone without the premium price.
It also marked the first time that Google promised five years of software updates, but that promise came with a catch: it only guaranteed three years of Android OS updates. While the phone will still see security updates for another two years, the release of Android 15 marks the final Android upgrade the phone will ever receive.
