There is now a European standard for measuring how easy it is to repair stuff
I had a Fairphone  1 once. It fell on the floor and the display cracked. I was able to order a replacement screen and replace the cracked screen in about 2 hours thanks to iFixit [1]. And I have no idea of electronics whatsoever!<p>This is remarkable but unfortunately not sustainable. The manufacturer needs to enable repairs, provide howto's and he needs to guarantee, that you can buy those replacement parts.<p>At some point after Fairphone 2 was released, which was priced a lot higher, I was unable to download newer android versions even though that was promised. It was just too complex for them provide an update.<p>That's the sad truth: Support for old hardware diverts manpower from more lucrative things in the business: Creating and selling new phones.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Fairphone_1" rel="nofollow">https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Fairphone_1</a>