Check with other local law enforcement and see what they're using. Then buy something else.
Seriously, on a small department budget what you should probably do is work out an arrangement with other local departments where you can share the technology until you can afford to have all the major tools. Cellebrite, XRY, MPE+, Oxygen, BlackLight, etc. all have their strengths and weaknesses. To do effective examinations, you should have at least three of them with one being XRY or Cellebrite.
Maybe even ask some private labs in your area if they will share.
If you have to choose only one tool, I'm partial to Cellebrite.
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