{"id":233413,"date":"2026-04-20T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/3-powerful-android-phones-under-400-that-are-actually-worth-buying-refurbished\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:55:08","slug":"3-powerful-android-phones-under-400-that-are-actually-worth-buying-refurbished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/3-powerful-android-phones-under-400-that-are-actually-worth-buying-refurbished\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Powerful Android Phones Under $400 That Are Actually Worth Buying Refurbished"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/3-powerful-android-phones-under-144700257.html\">3 Powerful Android Phones Under $400 That Are Actually Worth Buying Refurbished<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/3-powerful-android-phones-under-144700257.html\">https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/3-powerful-android-phones-under-144700257.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-20 12:35:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.aol.com\">www.aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This article contains affiliate links; if you click such a link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission.<\/p>\n<p>A person looks at the Google Pixel 9 phone during the Made By Google event &#8211; Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.<\/p>\n<p>The rise in component prices, particularly memory and storage, has started to impact smartphone pricing, and if the situation doesn&#8217;t improve, some analysts even predict that budget Android phones might die in 2026. While the entry-level price segment won&#8217;t completely disappear, it&#8217;ll likely result in affordable smartphones becoming less powerful to keep the overall bill of materials (BOM), which is the total cost of a device&#8217;s components, in line with the device pricing. This will result in a poor overall experience from upcoming budget Android phones.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, refurbished versions of high-end and mid-range phones are a solid workaround to get smartphones at reasonable prices without compromising on performance and specs. While there are several things you should know before buying a used Android phone, a solid refurbished phone is a great way to be frugal when buying electronics. So, if you&#8217;re in the market for a powerful but reasonably priced Android phone, here are the top refurbished options under $400.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: Every Major Brand Actually Owned By Google<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Google Pixel 9<\/h2>\n<p><img alt=\"A person holding the Google Pixel 9\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HftoZpXT7pV8dQ0d7mcfxg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTc-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_bgr_218\/c2c41e2c85761c4b223ce9a0d9f5b022\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A person holding the Google Pixel 9 &#8211; Karlis Dambrans\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Although not available as a certified refurbished smartphone on Google&#8217;s online store, the Pixel 9 is a solid flagship-grade smartphone that you can buy for under $400 refurbished from other stores like Amazon Renewed, Back Market, and Swappa. The exact pricing and warranty conditions can vary depending on the marketplace. Introduced in August 2024, the Pixel 9 is Google&#8217;s last-generation flagship and comes with a pretty strong feature set. While it may not be a compelling option as a new purchase at list price, it&#8217;s a good choice as a pre-owned&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/3-powerful-android-phones-under-144700257.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 Powerful Android Phones Under $400 That Are Actually Worth Buying Refurbished https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/3-powerful-android-phones-under-144700257.html Publish Date:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":233414,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/w9CjUjupxXjUi2py_zj04w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzQ-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_bgr_218\/75738433a1c5bda6eb81375cca6f4e8e","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[70,72],"class_list":["post-233413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-google","tag-pixel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233413"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233413"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233415,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233413\/revisions\/233415"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}