Same here: I pay contactless with a Garmin vivoactive3. It cost $30 on Craigslist, runs for ~3 days without charging. My thought was that Garmin has less “ecosystem” and is less likely to be monetizing purchase history, vs. Samsung… but I don’t have any inside info.

I have the GarminConnect app in my “Google Crapola” profile, and for a few months I even deleted the app, and tap-to-pay on the watch kept working.

I tend to buy <$200usd phones and use for 4 years (so: ~$50/year). I’m on a Pixel6A now, and plan to upgrade to an 8A at EOL in summer 2027. An unlocked 8A in “good condition” is $255 now on Swappa, and would get updates until summer 2031, so that meets the $50/year metric.

I’ll be interested in GrapheneOS’s new partner, but I suspect only their brand new phone will work, so… I’ll consider it in 2031 :)