A: Did you get a new phone?

B: Yeah. Some of the cheaper smartphones made in China are really punching above their weight — they’re a fraction of the price of the iPhone but have some great features.

Note: This idiom means “to perform, achieve, or do something at a level that is considered beyond one’s abilities, talents or personal attributes.” This idiom comes from boxing, where different classes of contestants are distinguished by the weight of the competing boxers — heavyweight, middleweight, lightweight, flyweight, etc. The sport is regulated so that only boxers of the same weight fight each other. Someone from a lighter weight wouldn’t be expected to have much chance if “punching above his weight” against a heavier fighter. The term is often used figuratively in situations where someone finds themselves competing outside their usual class. For example, the Irish comedian Graham Norton has said that since becoming well-known, he was able to attract better-looking partners than previously and that he was “punching above his weight” when it comes to relationships.