The best Android smartphones of 2015, priced from high to low

Deciding on which Android phone to buy can be difficult. On top of a record 1.1 billion Android phones shipped in 2015, there were 24,000 unique Android devices in the wild this year, according to Open Signal. Android smartphones vary widely, and range in price from less than $100 to over $700.

Buying a bad Android phone has become uncommon, as Android has reached parity with Apple's iOS and is optimized to run fast even on low-cost hardware. Competition between component makers has simultaneously improved quality and reduced prices.

Ordered high to low based on list price, these 10 best-in-class phones demonstrate the diversity of consumer choice.

the given link goes to the cheapest -- the last page. First page here:

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