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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about 350
maybe less in the future, cause most phones are good enough already.
'Bout tree fiddy
I’ll be sticking with my note 9 for a good while longer though
The last three ones I bought were less than 300 €
About $300. Lately I have purchased a lightly used Pixel off eBay (when the new generation drops) and have had great success.
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.
Interesting, which phone is it?
It is Infinix Hot 30 (Asia only) Link More precisely I bought it for 110 USD :P
I can’t find ROMs for any Infinix phone on the Lineage OS website.
GSI
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.
Same, paying more for something that will last longer and be a better experience during that time is worth it.
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
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!
Impressive to still use a Pixel 4a today!
As little as I can pay for a second hand phone that’s supported by a custom Rom, with a new battery. Usually around the 200€ mark.
I do this too but aim for 150 max. I use them until the wheels fall off usually. Current one is 6 years old while the previous one I had for 10 years and I bought that one second hand too😄. Better for your wallet and the environment.
Interesting, what is your current phone?
Gigaset Gs290
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.
I buy mine used for around $200.
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.
Historically max $100. Recently had to go to $180 for a Pixel.
I refuse to pay more than $200
Usually stick to 200-250€, maybe 300€ if it’s a really nice deal. (Price for new, unlocked and without subsidizing.)
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)
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.
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.
Nice trick
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.
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.
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
