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I'm done with iPhones after the 5S, way too expensive for what I do to make sense, and I hate closed ecosystems with a burning, seething anger. In retrospect I guess I gave iPhone a shot because I also didn't like the cluttered mess that Samsung makes of Android (a good OS when companies are smart enough to leave it in a minimalist state).

At first, I thought I might have to spend a couple hundred or more to get a decent phone. Then I got a Blu R1 HD for $60 from Amazon, and have been blown away by how good it is for my uses. For internet, messenger, text, GPS, email, remote work access, bluetooth, and my dozen or so apps, it's absolutely perfect.

Everyone is different, I still recommend iPhones to some users in fact. I'd still rate iPhones better than Galaxy due to my feelings about TouchWiz and general clutter of the UI (and price of course). Flagship Galaxy and iPhone models cost between $200-$300 to make, and they sell for well more than double that, so it's kind of silly when you think about it.