Both Samsung and Google now offer 7 years of software support (security and features) on their latest phones, and Samsung is increasing that from 5 years.
> And then there’s also the degrading storage on many Android phones
Citation needed.
> And then there’s also the degrading storage on many Android phones
Citation needed.
It's entirely possible this is "fixed" nowadays, because flash/UFS technology has progressed and/or device makers are finally using slightly less crappy components.