Exactly!
And that’s why I stated in this thread (6 days ago), that FP3 should not be to FP2 as this is to FP1.
If Fairphone with every new phone starts a new production line without any compatibility to the last phone, then the older phone will take the end of FP1. There are not enough FP2 in the world to convince any thirdparty supplier into producing batteries, displays or other modules.
This might only be the case, if FP3 and FP2 do use the same battery etc., as this will increase the numbers.
That is so much more vital, as FP2 with the modular concept is meant to be a long lasting design:
Every “redesign” that would virtually result in a new design produces an obsolescence of the older design.
As the FP1 was an “off-the-shelf” china-phone, there is no going back to this design as well.
Well, I may be wrong with what I am guessing and I would be really happy to stand corrected here.
But from my point of view, I would not stick to Fairphone, should my FP2 suffer the same fate as my FP1. I still have as a backup phone in my drawer a Sony Ericsson P990i from 2008, that is doing fine (on its first or second battery!) and even my Ericsson T68m from 2001 was working on its second battery, when I last charged it (not too long ago).
It is just to show, that a life cycle of 3 years - to me - is not acceptable, while I don’t care if the tech specs are outdated.