You could just get a refurbished Samsung phone on Amazon

<figure> <img alt="Samsung Galaxy S24 FE" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25729868/DSC08724.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I recently bought a used Galaxy phone, and now Samsung is leaning into that market on Amazon after <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1003328/samsung-s26-price-hikes-us">raising prices on its newest phones</a>. Its <a href="https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-galaxy-first-certified-re-newed-now-available-amazon/">certified renewed</a> phones are available on Amazon for the first time, with a new battery and a one-year warranty. They currently start at $489 for the Galaxy S24 FE with 128GB of storage, significantly less than its $649 launch price, or $699 for the current-gen S26 FE.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I got that exact same phone in August after cracking the screen on my Nothing CMF Phone 1. But my used 128GB Galaxy S24 FE cost $329 on Back Market, over $100 less than the certified renewed one Samsung is offering. I've gone with preowne …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1016626/samsung-galaxy-used-amazon">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>