I'm in the same boat. This phone died once and Asus has to resurrect it, a month or so outside of warranty. I lost all my data. I'm thinking when it dies again (and guaranteed it will) I will either do the Nothing Phone/2/2a or the Fairphone, which actually lets users replace parts that go bad. And unlock bootloaders to boot. I live in the United States, so my Nothing experience is severely limited, unfortunately.
I say go for it. This company's actions are so gross and anti-consumer they don't deserve any future purchases. Which sucks because their GPUs and motherboards are actually solid. Oh well. I can't in good conscience support them with my hard earned dollars when they treat customer so.
