Its not about how much it costs, its how much you make. For someone making 10x what I do its the same as choosing between $160 and $260 phone.

To quote my friend: "Things arent expensive, you are just poor"

And the Pro Max is supposed to be milking the most off its target class. They still make non-Pro, non-Max iPhones too.

And honestly I am a bit tired of people asking the same questions every time, now almost reduced to being rhetorical. Yes, iPhones are more expensive than most phones. Yes, people pay for it, for plethora of reasons. Every year since ~2010 called and want their question back.