Each year, we get new flagships and each year we use them, judge them, critique them, and sometimes enjoy them. If you yourself are a tech enthusiast, you may be in a similar spot and you've possibly noticed something — we are all becoming a bit jaded. For example, when the iPhone 11 series landed in 2019, some called them "boring", while others retorted with "You are insane, they are amazing!".

Both sides have a point — if you are one who has been following the smartphone industry closely for years, you may be growing nostalgic for the times when the tech was still fresh and growing and ...