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You could just get a refurbished Samsung phone on Amazon
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You don’t have to spend thousands on a brand-new phone during RAMageddon.
You don’t have to spend thousands on a brand-new phone during RAMageddon.
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I recently bought a used Galaxy phone, and now Samsung is leaning into that market on Amazon after raising prices on its newest phones. Its certified renewed 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.
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 preowned phones a couple of times now since I don’t use my phone for anything that justifies paying hundreds more for a new one. I’d rather not go into debt for a new phone with a buy-now-pay-later program, either, or lease-to-own setups like Apple’s Upgrade program.