While it is bad, with iPhone prices I get to buy about 3 mid-range pre-paid Android phones, which gets up to 6 years support while having freshly new devices.
Which I don't do, as we in most European countries tend to replace pre-paids only when they die or get stolen.
Yeah I do the same. I buy a ~200 euro/dollar/pounds phone every 2-3 years. I'd love to work out how much money I've saved over the last two decades while always having a decent phone in my pocket.
It's getting more difficult now that Nexus is no more but Xiaomi and the other Chinese manufacturers are stepping up in that game. The Android One progamme is a saviour in that respect.
People which goal in life is to move beyond a 400 euros month salary usually have other priorities in life than buying an iPhone, regardless how much they might use their smartphone per day.
That’s what happens when society prioritizes constant participation in a consumer market.
Personally my iPhone 6 Plus with a new battery is plenty. What more can one get out of the new hardware that is that valuable, other than a dopamine kick that fades?
I’m no Luddite; my education is in computer engineering. I love hardware.
And I’m not saying it’s a personal moral failing. It’s an information war that is being won by big money that have described it just as you did your entire life
Which I don't do, as we in most European countries tend to replace pre-paids only when they die or get stolen.