Decent battery life. Cameras snap decent photos in good lighting. There's a headphone jack! It looks modern, has NFC for contactless payments, and includes a Micro SD card slot for extra storage.

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An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The mid-range smartphone category is a game of balance and compromises, and different phone makers place more importance on certain aspects than ...

2020 might just go down in history as the year of the midrange smartphone. Apple's new $399 iPhone SE is our highest-rated non-flagship model in some time, and we're expecting about a dozen or so more ...