I understand the pricing issue. But isn't "dropping numerous times and still keep working for years" the exact benefit and use case of a Fairphone?

It really depends on the phone quality. I don't know how this one will behave, but I have for example a phone just that was just a bit more expensive and almost every week hits the floor at least once. It's now 2 and half years old and there's only a few bumps in the corners.