Why replace your phone every year, if it gets up to 7 years of software updates?
If you replace your phone every year because you believe you are buying a better device, I have an island on Mars to sell you.
Android updates
When are you getting the last Android update for your Pixel 3, 3 XL, 3a, 4, 4a, 4a 5G, 5, or 5a with 5G?
Google Pixel phones come with a promise of timely Android updates for a number of years. See when your device will get its last Android update.