[The Next Web] The glory days of the $700 smartphone are numbered


Earlier this year, I saw a bunch of excellent flagship phones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – handsets built to perfection with top-of-the-line hardware, great features and slick styling. But unlike the past couple of years, I felt no overwhelming GAS (gear acquisiton syndrome, the inexplicable need to buy better gadgets). Instead, seeing some of 2016’s top-end phones made me even more content with the $150 handset in my pocket. While the new offerings from Samsung, LG, Sony and Xiaomi each brought something new to the table, I realized that I wasn’t missing out on much while using a budget…

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