What Many People Seem to Miss About iPhone Pricing

I'm saying this as someone who's considering buying iPhone 8, but I still think the iPhones are ridiculously expensive (especially here, in EU). You own a mattress for years, but your phone is deprecated in a year or two.

My current and previous phones have been budget phones. It's so nice not having to worry about your phone. I can drop it, I can throw (I accidentally catapulted it a couple of meters once), I can drown it (it's waterproof, but even if it wasn't, no big deal). I don't even have a case or screen protector. You don't have to worry about losing it, or theft, as you're not constantly carrying around a thousand dollars in your pocket. Conversely, with iPhone (or any other flagship), you have to cradle it, protect it. I think the allure of cheap phones is the lack of weight on your shoulders. I'm only considering switching because no new android phone looks appealing to me anymore, and I have had enough with Google.

In my opinion, the only reasonable way of owning an iPhone is buying a new one every year, while selling the last years model around the time new one's announced. They don't lose much value, and you're staying on top of new tech. It's a hustle, but I know people who are successfully doing this.

The author assumes this fact: "Assuming you are in fact getting a better product for that extra money". However it's not necessarily true.

Question really is: is it a better product, making it worth to spend more on it? Spending more on something doesn't always translate to a better experience. I guess the only way to know is to try both and people switching to android are going to find out.

For instance, people spending a lot of time on their phone will benefit way more from a better battery life than from tiny good looking bezels. Having to recharge your phone during the day can be quiet frustrating.

I agree with the sentiment but not with the conclusion. I spend all my time with non-Apple products.