Like several other comments suggest, the author is actually spending way more than $250 on each phone. I have been buying 1-2 generation older but still brand

Like several other comments suggest, the author is actually spending way more than $250 on each phone. I have been buying 1-2 generation older but still brand new phones last few years- such as OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 8 and Galaxy S10e. All of them were fantastic, capable phones and cost less than $300.