Since I test Android phones for a job, I often jump between premium models and budget ones. I can be doing Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Privacy Display tests one day, and the next, playing with Iron Man-themed affordable phones. You’d expect to have a better time with a phone that costs more money, and a slightly lesser experience with one that lets you keep some of that cash for yourself. But the difference doesn’t have to be as dramatic as you’d think. Over the years, I’ve perfected a few ways to make a budget phone feel a little more like…