Perhaps he had a spare, or got some cheap (I have a friend who can do the same) Alternatively, I still have the full packaging for my phone.
A translation was posted - Stella asked Alex how much the phone would cost, he said he would need to look up the value. Stella said she did not have enough money but was going to sell her iPad to pay for it. She asked Alex if he would sell her iPad for her and keep the money to pay for the phone. When he came over for blacklight painting night he gave her the phone and left with the iPad
I have a suspicion we may have to wait a little while longer for Stella and Irma to return. Not based on any information, just a feeling. As always, I am sure Irma will make it up to us before she leaves the project