Originally Posted by der_saeufer

Third'd for Swappa. You can also get a 2020 iPhone SE for $130-140ish, or you can pick up an older Pixel or Samsung device (e.g. a Pixel 4a for $100). Both my regular phone (a 12 mini) and my backup (a 2016 SE) were Swappa purchases. You'll pay a few bucks more than eBay but you're far less likely to have issues.

The sub-$150 market for new phones is basically nothing but low-end phones running versions of Android that are already outdated with little chance of an update to the current version. Motorola and Nokia are really the only reputable players in that space; otherwise it's a bunch of no-name Chinese phones that don't even get security updates, let alone new versions of Android..

Also, if you're going to travel with this phone, low-end phones often have only the bare minimum LTE bands for their intended region, so you may find yourself without coverage elsewhere in the world. iPhones have the widest support, with Pixels a close second.