Ironic that iPhones are both expensive _and_ come with planned obsolescence
Dog no they don’t lol. My family has been in both ecosystems over the years and by far the iPhones outlast the Android phones they buy both in quality and in updates.
Counterpoint: one can only unlock the bootloader on Android phones and extend the device life for much longer than intended or supported by the OEM.
True, but what percentage of phone owners will actually do this. Less than a fraction of a percent? The remaining 99 percent chuck their phone in a landfill when it gets slow.
Both what you are saying and what the GP is saying can be true at the same time.
Some products do better as Veblen goods than others. You can't show off your dishwasher as easily as your new Ferrari or iPhone :)