[treis]

I don't know how you can look at phones and conclude that the US is behind. They make the only two OS that matter and Apple is #1 in mobile chip and phone design.

[cblconfederate]

Apart from the OS, the phones from samsung, xiaomi and huawei are pretty great with regards to speed, cameras, screens. Apple d overall package gets high mark but thats often due to the OS, not the phone tech.

Also consider that mainstream androids are significantly cheaper.

I wont go into further comparisons, but just check out the p30 camera