Yeah I also wouldn't like to be pressured into buying a >1000$ phone when a 200$ one works just as well... Unless some people insist on using weird, non-crossplatform messengers.

The $399 iPhone SE is currently on it's sixth year of OS and security updates.

Even the brand new >1000$ Android phones will only get half as many years of support.

Or a $400 one like the iPhone SE?

Still 2x what I have ever spent on a phone. And grand for a phone... that's just stupid.

My iPhone is my primary camera, good screen, durable, and in-hand for a bunch of key life events where a bigger camera wouldn't have worked. Well worth it. Purchasing choices are not universal.

That's true. I stopped taking pictures of everything once I realized I never look at them later, and nobody else gives a crap about my pictures (remember the old jokes about watching the neighbors slide show of their vacation? It's still the same). I use my phone camera maybe once a month, and it's to take a picture of a receipt or something I need to remember but I don't have a pen and paper handy.

Agree - it's a key way I record memories of my children and family. It's how I photograph, read, research, communicate and occasionally work, so worth spending on for me. I've shot paid content for Tourism Australia on my phone as well.

Well, seems we agree, it’s a good thing you don’t have to spend a grand to get an iPhone (or a high-end Galaxy…). If you want to try an iPhone, try a refurb, to get you closer to the $200-300 price point.

And I run a $80 Android with a user replaceable battery. At least in my social circle the majority are Android owners.