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Curious to see how much the majority of people here spend, especially with flagships prices getting out of hand in the last few years.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago (1 children)

about 350

maybe less in the future, cause most phones are good enough already.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago

The last three ones I bought were less than 300 €

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago

About $300. Lately I have purchased a lightly used Pixel off eBay (when the new generation drops) and have had great success.

[–] quantumcog 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I bought my current phone for equivalent of 150 USD this year. I flashed lineage os immediately and without bloatware it is running pretty smooth. I am pretty happy with it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Interesting, which phone is it?

[–] quantumcog 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It is Infinix Hot 30 (Asia only) Link More precisely I bought it for 110 USD :P

[–] emergencyfood 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I can't find ROMs for any Infinix phone on the Lineage OS website.

[–] quantumcog 4 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I wait for a good discount (because they always come eventually) and buy the flagship. I'm too embarassed to give the figure based on the other answers here, though. I've just always had bad experiences with the lower end that when looking over a long period, I've barely saved, since I'd had to upgrade it more often. I guess I haven't given the lower end a chance for about 12 years, so things might have changed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Same, paying more for something that will last longer and be a better experience during that time is worth it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

I've been on the pixel A train the past few years, and wait until they offer me >$300 for a trade in. I got a 3A for I think ~$300 or so in 2020, and a 6A for $150 in 2022. Almost jumped to an 8a which would have been like $200 I think but there's no reason to really besides shiny new toy so I'm holding out for another year or two in hopes a 4a-style size reduction comes again

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Impressive to still use a Pixel 4a today!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

I would never spend over A$1000 (~US$675) on a phone unless Fairphone started selling here in Australia. I would pay more for their phones for ethical reasons and because their support period is so long. I always buy second-hand these days so that tends to lower the price significantly.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Usually stick to 200-250€, maybe 300€ if it's a really nice deal. (Price for new, unlocked and without subsidizing.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Same here, gets you an adequate phone which will last me at least 3 to 4 years. (I usually have to buy new because I broke the old one through my own fault)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Price is not the only factor for me: deGoogled is priority number one, and repairability is not far behind.

With that in mind, I'd pay a lot of money for a rather average phone because that's exactly what I got: yesterday's phone at today's price. But I got what I wanted and I'm happy with it. So the price was right.

[–] Codilingus 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Whenever a refurbished Pixel phone is about $3-400and I'm 2+ generations behind and want something new. I rock no case too, bare naked phones, so if I drop it and it's screen cracks, I'm not out much $. Been my plan since the Nexus line.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you shop on the Google store, put a phone in your cart and wait a week they send out ridiculous discount coupons. I got a 7 pro for 400 just after the 8 was released. Brand new, no trade in required.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Normally cases and screen protectors aren't worth it but I have to say depending on the phone, adding some sort of ridge to the border of the screen can essentially keep it from cracking in almost all scenarios.

I do see a lot of worthless cases and wasted money though for sure.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Historically max $100. Recently had to go to $180 for a Pixel.

I refuse to pay more than $200

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I buy mine used for around $200.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I've had good luck with that in the past. I search ebay for the phone with the word "mint" and buy phones that are indistinguishable from new other than price.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Does it come with bloatware?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

300 cad pre tax

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

About $200 for a used flagship from a couple years ago. I currently have a oneplus 9 I bought used last year and it's completely fine, there's nothing important I'm missing from any higher end phone

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I normally get a Pixel on contract or I'll buy it outright if it's on offer. The Pixel does tend to go on offer way more than an iPhone.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

My current phone (late 2022) cost me 700€, I will never spend that much again. It was supposed to replace my main camera for photography while hiking (weight being a huge factor), and it has. I'm hoping it will last as long as possible (10 years would be great), but after that, I'll probably just get a 100€ brick out of privacy concerns

[–] independantiste 5 points 4 months ago

I like smaller phones that do not compromise too much on the usability. I got my S23 256GB for 700CAD taxes in in may last year, and I think this is a fair price. So I'll go with 600-800 taxes in!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

€699.00 for my last phone: Fairphone 5

Normally it would not pay more than €250-350 for a glued (hard to repair) phone

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I don't think I have ever paid more than $300 for one.

I bought a pixel 3a discounted to $300 when it was maybe a year old. Then when the 6a came out, I was able to trade in the 3a for a $300 credit, so ended up getting the 6a for maybe $150. Before that, I had a Nexus 5 which I also bought at $300 and held onto for years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Two phones ago in 2021 I spent ~$700 on a Samsung.

Since then, I realized I really do not care about most of the fancier things smartphones can do, and when it started having connectivity issues last year I traded it in for a Pixel 7a for about $250 after discounts and rebates.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

$3-400. Upper range if I can't get anything for a trade-in, which is rare. I generally only get Pixel a-series but would definitely look at motorola again. It's what I had before a-series existed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

last two phones I bought were $250 off of aliexpress.

Before that I got used phones from relatives who upgraded, but that was at the time when a newer model was actually a big improvement generation-to-generation. Then everyone started to use their phone until it became completely useless so I had to buy new.

Aliexpress xiaomi/poco phones used to be better value, the next time I buy I phone I'll probably get a previous generation or 2 flagship from a mainstream company because waterproofing would be nice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Current phone was 240 euro. One before that was 460 but I got 5 years out of it. The only real difference I notice is in the screen.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I try to adjust my budget for things based on how much time i spend using them. My glasses, bed, phones, and shoes have very little (relative to my budget) expenses spared. My most recent purchase was a pixel 8, back when it was relatively new around at around 700$. I plan on putting grapheneos on it at some point and keeping it for as long as i can reasonably get away with.

Before that, it was the samsung s20fe 5g, also at around seven or eight hundred. I used it without a case for two years and the screen broke too early for me to be entirely happy with it. Im treating my pixel a lot better in hopes that doesnt happen again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Between $200 and $300. Moto G Stylus 5g may be my next one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

The last 3 phones I have had were/are budget phones. So less than $500, if not lower. Don't remember what my last couple were, but my current is a roughly $200USD Samsung.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Anywhere from $300-$400. Can be extended to $450 should the phone be that good. Unfortunately, current phones are not that exciting or offer high enough built-in storage with/without sdcard support. So, I plan to keep using my phone until something really good comes along. Till then, I can wait a few years.

My current phone (realme narzo 60 pro) cost $340 and has 12GB of ram and 1TB of UFS 3.1 storage. No other phone offers that in sub $400 or even $500 price range. The company that created this phone did not do this again. The realme GT 6T and GT 6 both max out at 512gb storage variants. Meaning, an upgrade would be a downgrade in storage.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Once my phone breaks, I spend $150-250 on a "new" old pixel. a couple gens behind, but honestly when I get the next one, it's always basically the same, so I don't know why I'd buy new. My current 4S's battery is pretty shot, so it's about time to upgrade again, but I'll be sad to lose the tinier size and headphones jack. I never use the jack, but I like that it's there as a backup.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I miss headphone jacks.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Normally 400€, but because of the Fairphone, I spend a little extra (700€) because it is just such a great phone if you are even slightly technically inclined. That will last a whole lot longer than any of my previous phones.

I mean 15€ for an entire new usb-c port that you install yourself is just a steal.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

That's a lot extra. Nearly double.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

$500 and lower

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