No matter how good the iPhone X looks, it still won't pull away the staunchest of Android users.

For some Android fans, making the jump to the iPhone's iOS operating system just isn't an option, no matter how much thicker the bezels are on the Pixel 2 phones, Samsung Galaxy phones, LG phones, and even the latest OnePlus 5t.

But Android users have to admit, the iPhone X is absolutely gorgeous, even with that "notch" at the top of the screen.

There is one Android phone, however, that could match the iPhone X in looks and feel, and it costs half as much as the iPhone X. It even runs a near-stock version of Android, which I'll always recommend over heavily skinned versions of Android that you find on Galaxy and LG phones.

I'm talking about the Phone from Essential. Here's why it rivals the iPhone X: