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by Allison Johnson from The Verge - All Posts on (#6S8C5)
This could be so much better. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge We could argue all day about the merits of iOS versus Android, but there's one thing the Android ecosystem offers that you definitely won't find from Apple right now: a decent midrange phone.
By decent," I mean something I can enthusiastically recommend. Not Eh, if it's literally your only option, then it's fine," which is how I've caveated my recommendations of the iPhone SE over the past couple of years. Remember the SE? Apple released the first version in 2016, putting a then-current A9 chip into an older body design for $399 compared to $649 for the iPhone 6S. I still have mine, and it rules.
Two generations later, and the SE is still Apple's most affordable iPhone, now starting at $429. For that price, you get a well-built phone...