my job refuses to invest in work phones, how can i get around this?

Started about 2 months ago for a smaller company in California that is growing across the US. Off the bat, the job required me to use my personal device with $20 reimbursed for usage and we use 3 separate apps (slack, time card app and inventory app) + take several pictures & videos on the job.

I definitely had an issue with it since I am required to take so many photos/videos with it eating at my storage. I provided feedback about investing in work phones to the CEO directly in which he responded in short:

“We’ve provided work phones in the past since the reimbursement is significant BUT in my experience company phones were lost, damaged, forgotten and not effective, because people are use to their iphone/android models. Its something we consider on occasion but don’t plan to make the switch.”

“We have 2 spare work phones in the event someone breaks their personal device.”

I always thought this was a lame ass response from him and just pure cheapness despite them having several high profile clients that are making them $$$. Obviously I could invest in a very affordable phone + esim but I am not sure how they would respond back with the costs of reimbursement for buying a phone for THEIR company.

As much as giant corporations suck, smaller businesses like this could be just as scummy to their smaller + expanding workforce.