I have a Nokia 6.1 and it has been fine. Some jank when I'm heavily multitasking (say, Pokemon Go and Facebook Messenger at the same time). (I also own an iPhon

I have a Nokia 6.1 and it has been fine. Some jank when I'm heavily multitasking (say, Pokemon Go and Facebook Messenger at the same time). (I also own an iPhone XS, and have owned the Pixel and Pixel 2, and various Moto G devices.) You may want to look at the Wirecutter review for more color: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-budget-android-phone/ https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-budget-android-phone/ The Nokia 6.1 feels very similar to top-of-the-line Androids from a few years ago. Basically https://xkcd.com/606/ https://xkcd.com/606/, except for phones instead of video games. I think my biggest pain point with budget phones is that they get "too slow" for the latest apps fairly quickly, as app developers stop targeting apps with these specs. They work fine for about a year, and then beyond that you basically have to get a new one. Whereas if you buy the latest $800-$1000 iPhone, you can expect to get a solid two or three years out of it (so you can resell or use it as a hand-me-down).