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How Apple’s iOS 26 and Google’s Android 16 Will Change Our Phones
(www.nytimes.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
I agree. It also means that you can spend $300-$400 on a smartphone and it does everything without lag and at a high quality level. What's more, you can use it for 3-4 years.
There are some niche use cases like specialist smartphone photography and high demand gaming where you might need a flagship, but IMO a relatively small part of the market.