Can a Cheap 2020 Smartphone beat a 2018 Flagship?

Modern mid-ranger with better battery life, more cameras and newer software, but it is plastic and lacks stabilisation compared with the Note 9.

Glass-built mid-ranger with a display similar to the Mix 3, but it sits a level below the flagship on build.

Well-built mid-ranger with a newer, larger sensor that has less noise and more texture, but less dense than the Find X.

Still feels premium with an S Pen, better display, OIS and speed, but battery degradation and no warranty hold it back.

Premium build with ceramic and aluminium and a slider camera, plus a nicer box, but shares the older-flagship battery and support risks.

Bolder display and denser build with a motorised pop-up camera system, but carries the usual older-flagship drawbacks.