Curious to see how much the majority of people here spend, especially with flagships prices getting out of hand in the last few years.
Rocking a 200$ OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite and it’s doing the job pretty well! Thinking of flashing PixelOS into it once I get bored with Oxygen OS.
I got a Galaxy S24+ Exynos for 750 USD this year with Galaxy Buds 2 Pro bundled in. It was one heck of a deal. I’ve been living it. Should last me long time.
I buy strictly second hand and spend around 70€, never more than 100€. Life is good a few generations behind, the phones I get are still absolutely adequate to daily drive. I use LineageOS with mostly open source apps, no games, no google. I have a Pixel 4a at the moment, the camera is more than enough to keep some memories. My phone is rather a sturdy tool than a toy and status symbol, I really like it like that!
Trade-in value, plus $400-500 USD. I generally change my phone once every 2-3 year, so I figure ~$150 per year amortization is fine.
I bought a Google pixel 4a a while back for 550 Australian dollars after shopping around and price matching. Helped my partner get a Motorola G54 for $250 after price matching and it seems to have all the features that I had on my old phone that I’m pretty happy with. If I have to replace my Pixel someday I’m kinda on the fence whether I should get a Fairphone or to just go for a Motorola like hers.
