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These repairable phones still aren't built to last
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The software support hinges on SoC vendor support. You can only support it as long as the SoC vendor supports the SoC. Afterwards you can provide quasi support, for the upper OS layer only. Critical modem vulnerability past that point? SOL. I'm not aware of the current vendor support across brands but the last time I checked QC offered ~3 years and I think that's from introduction of the SoC, not when it shipped in devices. I don't know if anyone who sells their SoC offers longer support. It's sad stuff.
I think this is why Fairphone chose an SoC that is usually used in industrial/IoT hardware for the FP5. They'll apparently get software support from Qualcomm until 2028.
Due to choosing a chip intended for IoT use, the FP5 should even get updates for eight years, until 2031.