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The only time I ever "upgrade" is when I break a phone beyond reasonable repair. If batteries were easier / more cost effective to replace, I would keep this Pixel 4a a few more years. The battery is starting to lose capacity now, I'll have to check on the cost of battery replacement before too long.
Considering a Fairphone next time I do upgrade.
Batteries are cheap to replace.
An important change is happening in many industries/ markets. To make devices easy to repair & enable OS updates many more years for long term use.
As someone who is currently using a fairphone 3, I cannot recommend it.
The idea is good, but let down by very cheap hardware. The fact is that, when you get the phone brand new, it's already a very low end phone. Still having it 3 years later just means that it'll be even worse. The fact that you can repair/replace most of it (but not upgrade) doesn't change that fact.
I have been so disappointed with the experience on mine and would've replaced it ages ago if I could afford to.
Have to say, though, security updates are good.
Same. My next phone will be fairphone.