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this roundup is brought to you by wonder chair and their best-in-class program doctor phone which is a leader in data recovery backup and restore options for Android and iOS devices check out the links in the description below for more info on dr. phone we honestly weren't planning on revisiting this roundup but if 2016 is remembered for anything no not that if 2016 is remembered for anything positive it'll be the absolutely terrific mid-range er options which can be found around the $400 price point and we've got a few more phones to add to that list now high performance beautiful aesthetics and easy on the wallet here's our top 5 picks in no particular order number five the iPhone se many people will complain about the starting 16 gigabytes of storage but the fact of the matter is Apple makes a new phone with a very good camera a great processor great battery life a very good headphone amp and it's crammed into arguably the most attractive shell Apple has ever created the iPhone se is a pint-sized powerhouse for folks on the go looking for a true one thumb experience for all hand sizes number four the 1+3 the former flagship killer had a terrific outing this year oneplus still demands that you never settle and for the most part they hold true to that marketing moniker this phone likely represents the best all-rounder of the group you start off with plenty of storage the camera is respectable producing some of the best video of the bunch good audio great performance and oneplus has worked to make sure it's well accessorized with these nifty back plates there's little fall to find and most people will be well served by this hardware though some might find it a bit vanilla which is why it's nice to have a few other options number three the Alcatel idol 4s in a year with so many excellent options it might have been easy to overlook the idol 4s Alcatel made a move up the food chain this year with a sleek attractive phone focused on entertainment and virtual reality I mean heck it ships with a pretty nice headset in the box it's not quite as powerful as the other Android options on this list but Alcatel continues to impress by delivering a discreet look for forehead and chin mounted speakers add in a quad HD AMOLED display and FM radio JBL headphones in incipio case and a dedicated VR app portal and you've got a solid recipe for media junkies who want a complete experience right out of the box number two the ZTE axon 7 ZTE definitely delivers the most ambitious handset of the year for specs junkies there's really no other place to look as this phone is a powerhouse on paper top to your performance big storage the other phone in this list to deliver a quad HD display and the loudest audio of the bunch no joke we had to completely revised how we test headphone output after getting the axon 7 in-house to play with the camera performance falls slightly behind the other entries on this list and we're still waiting to hear back from ZTE on some of the radio issues our review unit faced but it's tough not getting excited about what this phone has to offer number one the Huawei honor 8 last but certainly not least honor has maybe the most unique solution for convincing consumers to part with four of their Benjamins it's smaller than the other Android handsets on this list with its 5-inch screen uses a less familiar processor which didn't come from Qualcomm and it inherits the dual camera system first introduced by the Leica branded Huawei p9 Huawei's custom launcher will be unfamiliar to Android fans sharing more with iOS in terms of layout and Bluetooth connections on our review unit were kind of flaky but there's a lot to like about this little phone the fingerprint sensor is one of the best we've ever tested the dual cameras aren't terrific for video but this phone produces some of the best still photos we've ever seen an honor has produced one of the most attractive glass backs for phone at any price it's difficult for a smartphone to turn heads these days but out in public folks have been genuinely curious about this blue glass gadget there you have it folks a quintet of options sure to satisfy most people out there looking for a good deal increasingly the line that separates these devices from more expensive offerings is drifting away from processor technology and more towards lifestyle features like enhanced durability and water resistance bleeding edge camera tech security options or wireless charging actual real-world performance between premium phones and these mid-priced handsets is largely similar these days so which phone does it for you hit the more info icon in the corner of this video to vote in our viewer poll for your favorite budget buster as always thanks so much for watching be sure to subscribe to this channel for more comparisons like these check out those doctor phone links below this video to show them some sponsor love and help us out with some sharing on your favorite social networks for PocketNow i'm juan carlos bag now some gadget guy on twitter and instagram and i will catch you all on the next comparison