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I still got a Pixel 5 with Graphene OS. Its 3 Years Old. Is it bad because its not a new phone?
GrapheneOS only publishes updates for devices with active security updates. Your device is EOL and therefore won't receive any further mainline updates. It still will receive extended support from the Android 14 legacy branch with whatever security patches arrive in upstream AOSP, but unlikely to see device-specific patches nor firmware patches. Your device isn't getting the same care and attention that active devices are receiving nor will it receive any future versions of Android through GrapheneOS.
It's not bad, but it has less of the newer security features.
Also the longer a device exists, the more known exploits will be found.
Like a good lock, phones will never keep someone out forever, they will just delay (for years)