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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
Is that really the case? Maybe if you DIY the replacement? When my Pixel 4 battery started expanding (and popped the back off the phone) 2 years ago, I contacted a local repair guy who came to my house and replaced the battery for me for $80. That was 2 years ago and the battery has been fine since. It's certainly degraded a bit over those 2 years, but no more than I'd expect. I still get a full day of charge out of it, and then some.

Yes, we absolutely need to be in a place where DIY battery replacements are reliable and cheap. But using a local repair shop seems to be a perfectly fine alternative for now.