Why is iPhone epitome of status?

It's not, anymore. People with 20-30k per month are using iPhone. I work in a fintech the number of people taking loans for an iPhone is mindboggling and here I am making 1.5 lpm with a 8k Samsung M2🤣

More like desparate cringe attempt at status nowadays.

It’s simple, iPhones last longer and VFM during sales considering android phones have jacked up their prices.

Samsung high end phone designs (apart from the fold) are not very different looking than the cheap ones. iPhone doesn’t have cheap ones to differentiate from!

Because Apple makes it.

Prolly not anymore. Its become very commonplace now