Be aware of difference between security updates and features updates. For instance Fairphone 3 has Android 11 with regular security updates, I personally think that’s good since it provides stability and security, and the phone works perfectly fine. Some prefer getting new features faster, but feature updates may be bumpier.
I really should get a new phone… didn’t realize they drop old OSes so fast from security patches lol.
When buying a new phone, you could pick one that garantees 4-5 years of security updates.
Android update policy by top manufacturers for their flagships
Fairphone 4 has an incredible 5-year warranty, aims for 6 years of updates
Be aware of difference between security updates and features updates. For instance Fairphone 3 has Android 11 with regular security updates, I personally think that’s good since it provides stability and security, and the phone works perfectly fine. Some prefer getting new features faster, but feature updates may be bumpier.