Alternatives to FP3? (Why I won't buy a FP3 and am hoping for a smaller FP4)

[AnotherElk]

@Bert69

How About Shiftphone 5me?

@AnotherElk

Shiftphone’s otherwise pretty neat 5me is based on a Mediatek SoC, which could spell doom for long software support and Custom ROMs.
The 6mq based on Qualcomm with promised Custom ROM support is a bit larger and way more expensive than the Fairphone 3. And announced for Q1 2020 currently

Despite no Custom ROM support there’s an effort to port LineageOS … if you’re curious how that may play out, you can follow proceedings here … SHIFT5me - SHIFT6m - LineageOS 15.1 (Android 8.1) | SHIFTPHONES

Regarding The Mediatek part … Choosing a Mediatek SoC was the prime reason Fairphone had to stop software support for the Fairphone 1 early.