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That's the issue, only flagships. All the more affordable and mainstream models don't get any meaningful software support.

Apple has some horrific practices that I don't agree with when it comes to repairability, but at least it treats its products the same way. The iPhone SE from 2016 still runs the latest iOS version, same for iPhone 7.

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I'm mainly taking issue with the original claim of "No Android phone maker can even make this guarantee for more than 2 years."

I don't really care what Apple does because I'm not in the market for iOS phones.

With regards to non-flagship models, Samsung is providing 3 years of updates for the A52, which still beats the grandparent comment's claim.

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