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Honestly I'd be happy even with just user-replaceable battery so that I can swap it every year or two, and go maybe 4-5 years this way. That's the most I've needed since I've been using a mobile phone. Beyond that a phone is bound to feel morally obsolete, unless you also replace the mainboard/chipset, which I reckon isn't easily doable.
Luckily user replaceable batteries are coming with an EU regulation some time within the next 5 years, but so far fairphone is the most repairable phone you can have. I don't think you can replace mobo or chipset, but it does allow replacing quite a few things. For me the 3 most important ones are battery, charging port and screen, as those are the most likely for me to get worn out or broken. I haven't bought it yet because my current phone is still somewhat chugging along, but my next phone will definitely be a fairphone.
Fair point (ba-dum-tss), I had forgotten about that ruling, but I'm afraid that manufacturers will still find a way to weasel out of this. Let's see.