If you are one of those Apple fans that line up in the middle of the night for the next greatest Apple product or MUST HAVE the new phone even though it starts at $1319+ CAD then this may not be for you. Don’t get me wrong, the new iPhones are beautiful phones with some amazing internals and new features but if you care about your wallet and can compromise some of the new features then check the phones below out because there are actually a lot of comparable devices out there, often at a much lower price point.

Xiaomi Mi Mix

The first comparable device that deserves a look at is the Xiaomi Mi Mix. This phone is not as expensive but is not cheap either at almost $900 CAD. However, it is a beautiful phone with a 6.4″ bezel-less display and no compromises. The particular model linked below has a Snapdragon 820 processor, 256GB of internal memory, 6GB of RAM, fingerprint reader (on the back), all of which are standard on most Android flagship phones this year but for a few hundred dollars cheaper.

The bezels are even more impressive than the iPhone X because you don’t get the top cutout from the front-facing camera and microphone etc. Some argue that the selfie video experience  on the Mi Mix isn’t as good but I think it’s a small compromise for a beautiful bezel-less experience. You also get a unibody ceramic finish which is a premium material that is extremely durable compared to glass on the iPhone.

You can purchase the Xiaomi Mi Mix on Amazon.

Doogee Mix

The Doogee Mix is the other end of the spectrum and it has not had a lot of media coverage which is probably the reason for its low price. They didn’t spend too much on international advertising.

However, this phone deserves more attention because it is such a beautiful phone for literally a fraction of the cost of our flagship devices today. For only $280 CAD off Amazon, you get a bezel-less 5.5 inch Super AMOLED display, 6GB RAM, 64 GB, dual rear-facing cameras, internal storage, and can be expanded by 128GB with external microSD. Sound familiar? These are basically the specs on the new Samsung Galaxy S8 except the S8 only has 4GB of RAM!

Don’t get me wrong, the picture quality is definitely not as good as the S8 or other flagships and the materials used to build the phone are not quite as refined but it is still a great phone for almost a quarter of the price! Definitely a device to consider before dropping insane amounts of money on a phone outright or financing through your carrier.

You can purchase the Doogee Mix on Amazon.

These are only two comparable phones I wanted to feature. One that has typical flagship pricing but is still much cheaper than the iPhone X and another that is literally less than a 1/4 of the price of the iPhone. I hope this post helped to shed some light that there are other options out there for phones that have flagship specs and still look great but don’t break the bank.