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>>skille+(OP)
I feel like the elephant in the room is that there's no phone battery that's going to stay useful in anywhere close to that time frame, and replacing phone batteries is usually a losing proposition. I've tried, several times. Fake, low-quality batteries are rampant (usually degrading within weeks), and genuine ones are prohibitively expensive -- usually a significant fraction of the cost of a new phone.

>>wheels+B7
According to https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-replacement battery replacement for the iPhone 6s which came out 7 years ago is $ 69.

>>g23208+lq
which is about what an iPhone 6s is worth. Repairing such an old phone is not worth it.

The sweet spot would be putting a new battery into a 3 year old phone to get another 3 years out of it.

>>Kepler+ls
The value judgment of "not worth it" is relative to perceived improvement in getting a new phone, but for many people the judgment is "can I get a new phone for $69?" Outside of carrier subsidies in the US, that's still not possible.

>>nsriv+tt
But you can get a better phone with great battery life for 250$. Motorola and many other manufacturers sell perfectly usable devices with 5000 mAh batteries for that price.

>>Kepler+Bw
Why would you switch platforms, form factors, OSs, etc. for +4x the cost of a battery in the ecosystem you already know?