With the school year beginning soon and summer on its way out, many are looking to upgrade their phone to prepare for the next season. Apple’s newest flagshipi Phone X is a classic device with amazing new features like FaceID, but at an expensive rate of around $1000, is it worth when faced with its competitors.Here are three alternatives that will be just as, if not more, functional as the iPhone X and save you a couple of a hundred dollars while doing so. Samsung Galaxy S9-$719 Samsung is the only company with a name that rivals Apple’s in terms of brand recognition. One of the biggest manufacturers of smartphones…