cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/310837
All the guides I’ve seen are like “check out this budget phone for $350, it has five cameras”
I only need one camera and it just has to be good enough to take pictures of documents while still being readable.
Android 12
Like 16gb storage minimum. 2gb ram minimum.
Most phones seem to be way over those specs knocking up price. A bunch that r more affordable don’t go up to Android 12. I assume Android 12 is important so I don’t get hacked when I’m trying to do banking on my phone on unsecured public Wi-Fi (which is where I do all my banking :( )
Look for an older used device with LinageOS support and replace the battery if needed. The originally higher priced devices from 2-3 generations ago still easily beat the cheap new ones.
If you can even replace the battery without damaging the device, that is. Look at a teardown first, e.g. on ifixit or youtube.