Qualcomm and Google pledge to clean up the Android update situation with four years of updates Android is hopefully going to see faster updates and for much longer December 16, 2020 https://www.androidcentral.com/qual...e-make-android-updates-better-4-years-updates
Google and Qualcomm Will Provide Support for Four Years of Android Updates (Updated) December 16, 2020 https://www.droid-life.com/2020/12/...-four-years-of-android-updates-going-forward/
I would never pay anywhere close to $1,000 for a phone, no matter who long it would receive updates for.