Yes we can say it can be the best phone in that price range, with so much power under the hood I think it lacked something in the os. Cynogen is quite customizable but having a 21.4 mp featured camera, the software is not letting the camera hardware to utilize its full potential. It scored good among antutu benchmarks and heating tests but the protruding camera part is not so catchy n makes the phone heavier on top.
But still the design and build is worth a compliment. I would like to see major improvements in the os. Which will eventually also improve the fingerprint sensor speed and capabilities with marshmallow.
The speaker in short was bit a disappointment, since having dts sound it should have been the bang for a buck, but still not up to the mark comparatively with other flagships.
Final review is to go for it, for at the offering price its honestly worth it.