I looked at the Fairphone. Would love to go that route, but unfortunately the price is too high for now (and no headphone jack, lol). Maybe in the future it’ll drop, we’ll see.

Thanks for the reply! The more I read about Asus being scummy the less I want to get the zenfone.

Re: Pixel 9 pro, I figured I should aim for the latest one so I can get the longest time out of it. I see a few different refurbs on ebay for $460-$560 USD. Unlocked ones are ~$570. Generally a pretty cheap way to get decent phones.

Pixel 3a XL. It’s served me well but is a few years outside of updates now.

I’m thinking that a pixel is probably the best bet. Looking into the best way to mod a headphone jack onto it lol.