@OldTodger Both Fairphone and Nothing phones are interesting hardware options in the realm of Android-compatibles, and worthy of our support in my opinion. Commenting without context, I always ask first who will be holding the keys to the software and services: google? Another company? Me myself? That has a more profound effect than the hardware does on my digital life and those with whom I interact. So, even before I fully degoogled, I would be checking which models are available in google-optional variants through e.g. Murena /e/OS (my current choice) or google-free e.g. LineageOS. Another niche maker in this space is Shiftphones, with more mainstream hardware. Summary: best android-compatible alternative support is for Fairphones, then Shiftphones, and older Nothing phone models at the moment. See:
https://wrily.foad.me.uk/freedom-respecting-smart-phone-want-get-have ,
https://doc.e.foundation/devices ,
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/