It's unfortunate for the users who want to use CalyxOS to achieve a degree of separation from Google. If you purchase Google hardware, you're still financially supporting the company to some extent.
Also, while the Pixel 6 (non-Pro) is competitively priced for its hardware features, I don't think the Pixel 1-5 (excluding the A-series phones) were the best-value products on the market at their launch prices. CalyxOS users would benefit from having support for high-end devices that are a better value for the money, and for entry-level devices for users with limited budgets.
CalyxOS does support the Xiaomi Mi A2, but the device's 4G band coverage is limited in some parts of the world, and the support seems to be expiring immediately after this update: https://calyxos.org/docs/guide/device-support/
That's right. High-end Pixel phones (especially Pixel 1-3) have tended to depreciate quickly and become good secondhand buys after the first year. This is more valuable for LineageOS, which sometimes supports devices long after the manufacturers drop support, than for CalyxOS, which ends support within a year after the manufacturer support period ends. The Pixel 6's 5 years of vendor security updates might make it more attractive for CalyxOS as a secondhand device, if it depreciates at a similar rate.
Also, while the Pixel 6 (non-Pro) is competitively priced for its hardware features, I don't think the Pixel 1-5 (excluding the A-series phones) were the best-value products on the market at their launch prices. CalyxOS users would benefit from having support for high-end devices that are a better value for the money, and for entry-level devices for users with limited budgets.
CalyxOS does support the Xiaomi Mi A2, but the device's 4G band coverage is limited in some parts of the world, and the support seems to be expiring immediately after this update: https://calyxos.org/docs/guide/device-support/