I know many people who complain about migrants “faking their conditions” or “getting bribed by biden” because they have a smartphone which they can only imagine is an iPhone. Like if you don’t have have a polka dot sack tied to a stick and wearing plastic bottle sandals and using Nokia flip phones, you’re not struggling. But funny enough, if you live inside your car that’s fully licensed and registered, then they’re unable to make the connection that the person is not so far from our own financial situation.
I had to sit there and explain to them the concept of prepaid phones and how there are a billion android phones available with 3 cameras, face unlock, capable of shitty mobile games, and so on starting from $5 to $300. Not everything is a $1000 iPhone 20 XL. And despite this, their final thoughts are “ok, but still the democrats are bribing them.” 
iPhones hold their value better than any other brand. You can sell them for nearly full price the next year, and a few hundred dollars years later. Samsungs on the other hand…
To be fair, Samsung has realized this and has been offering ridiculous trade-in offers every time the new model goes up for preorder.
Even for a model a few years old you get way more than the used market value, often meaning you only pay $200-$300 for the new equivalent along with “free” wireless earbuds and glass screen protector.
That being said, I only replace my tech when it becomes too slow to function (all my Androids) or when I break it because I’ve been using it for 7 years and shit happens eventually in rough work environments (so, my IPhones).
Apple deserves all the shit talking they get, but there is no denying the fact that all my 5 US flagship androids were effectively obsolete after 2 years due to no OS updates and being too slow to even play a YouTube video.
Meanwhile the iPhones stay perfectly responsive and get full-fat updates for 7 years with relatively cheap first-party battery replacements.