Whoops, I think they meant software support, like how long the phone is updated for. Hopefully this still helps.

I never quite understood the headphone jack thing. It’s a nifty thing to have but an adapter is a one time purchase. It seems like nowadays lack of headphone jack is just a minor inconvenience.

Wow. Nokia is fulfilling prayers now apparently.

In seriousness, this is a very promising device. I’ll likely wait a bit after release before pulling the trigger on this phone, but honestly it’s probably what I’m going to go with. As far as rooting goes, I suppose that’s up to the XDA community to decide. The 2 year android updates is pretty short, I agree. But for the price, I think that it would be a good option regardless.

Thanks for following up on this as well!

My previous phone I dropped I was using a phone case that was not slim and a screen protector, but it still broke from a short fall. That is what I mean by durability. Maybe build quality or quality control is what it really is, but whatever it is I would prefer to be able to make cheaper mistakes in the future.

I intentionally stayed away from those brands because I appreciate privacy, and from the little bit I heard about those brands I got the idea that they do not respect user data. It is also why I refuse to use iOS. Pixels are okay because I can install Graphene or something on them though. I will look into those phones regardless, so thank you for the input.

Definitely a strong contender due to the replaceable battery and other parts. If I cannot find a phone that performs as well in my ideal price range this is probably what I will end up doing. Thank you for the input!