Today, when shopping for devices at a comparable price, their specs are usually worse than S5, a phone that's 6 years old at this point.
Many of the new budget phones today come with 2GB RAM (Laughable), and a less than 1080p screen (Usually some weird resolution like 1520x720?). For me to get the same performance/screen quality as the S5, I would now have to spend around $400-500, not $225 like I did 5 years ago. Mid range now seems to mean $500-700 phones, an amount that wouldn't be out of place for a desktop PC, and way more than I'm willing to spend on a phone.
What was it about tech getting cheaper again? Doesn't hold in my experience.
Based on my experience using one of those for development, I'd rather not have a phone than rely on one of those daily.
Best 150$ I ever spent, I was going to replace it this year for sheer embarrassment of using such a piece of junk, and then the coronavirus happened and I don't need to physically meet any of my tech-judgmental peers.