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I think this is too loaded and subjective to form a useful conversation around. Maybe you can expand and get more specific answers? For example,

> Android phones still feel like cheap plastic to me

I personally think "cheap plastic" is often the dramatically superior choice for phones from a functional perspective. It typically implies easy and low cost to replace, as well as lightweight and durable. Permeability to radio signals is also a solid bonus. There are definitely tons of plastics that are not cheap feeling, unless one is of the mindset that plastic = bad in this context.