Cheaper phones are actually getting really good too though.
I have the OnePlus Nord N200 that was released in 2021 and i paid ~$250 for it. The Moto G 2024 actually has better benchmarks than my device does and it only costs like $130. It's only slightly better, but it's still better, and the device is three years newer. So if I were to buy that device, it would be more of a sidegrade.