[erfZSgfea]

the iPhone SE was new for $400. iPhones can be bought refurbished, be a hand-me-down, or on a long term contract (which really is a non-issue given the length of the contracts). Also they last much longer than competitors (still holding on to my SE).

So iPhones are very affordable, certainly comparable to Android (for a non-PoS phone) and are hardly a good metric to judge someone by.

[jlokier]

Indeed, some of the poorer people I know with iPhones were given them for free - and the older models (but still usable) are available for very little in second hand shops.