Every American phone is underwhelming compared to what Chinese manufacturers are doing. They make all of the phones, actually. You have to pay hella licensing

Every American phone is underwhelming compared to what Chinese manufacturers are doing. They make all of the phones, actually. You have to pay hella licensing to get a cell chip that works in the west. Then, they sell that phone to the company wholesale. Then the American company upcharges for retail. You can get a Samsung S whatever for 1/3 the price if you don't want to connect to a cell network and don't mind waiting 3 months for it to ship.