Best old phone to buy 2022: Find great deals

Could a past flagship be your ideal phone? 

High-end flagship smartphones appear in advertisements and dominate review headlines, but these innovative smartphones are often priced at $1,000 or more. There are more competitively priced options today in the $600 or more range as well, but we also see manufacturers like Samsung, Google, and Apple providing firmware updates for years so older flagships and other past high-end phones are perfectly fine options for many people.

Smartphones today have high-quality components, durable features, high-performing cameras, and the capability to receive software updates for years. That flagship you lusted after a year or two in the past, can be yours now for a more affordable price.

The following are excellent smartphones to consider as you ignore the hype around the shiny new phones available at the beginning of 2022. They are not in any sort of ranked order, but they are all very capable phones that are definitely worth considering.

You can read more phone buying tips and how we make our recommendations here.