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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
i charge my phone to only 70% and my previous phone (pixel 2xl) after about 5 years of usage had still about 95% of capacity I'm using Accu battery app for alerting when my battery is charged and chargie dongle to cut power when I want to just plug phone for night

>>Szpade+0e
I may be a bit dim but what's the point of losing battery life for the express purpose of making sure your phone doesn't ... lose battery life?

Just use it like normal and budget in a ~$100 battery swap every 3 years or so.

>>fckgw+dw
Not everywhere you have first party service to swap battery and usually after 3rd party swap you cannot trust water resistance anymore, therefore this tactic might not be for everyone

Also by looking at metrics of my wife phone you are basically even after about 1.5y - 2y (gets to 80%), so you loose battery life first but after that time you are net positive.

If you plan sticking to your phone for longer time, then it's good investment.