Now Apple users can truly flex

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The flex is "i own an expensive phone" not the cable itself. Not that I think that is cool in any way, just explaining.
- I mean the most expensive phones are Androids nowadays, like the Galaxy Z Fold5 that starts at $1799 for the one with the smallest storage..
  iPhones are just more consistent pricing wise, though they also released budget versions by now, right?
  
  You're exactly right. I think the most expensive iPhones are maybe $1k USD and the cheapest are around $400 USD. Android phones range from basically free to nearly $2k. iPhone fans look at it as fragmentation (because it is) and Android fans look at it as freedom of choice (because it is).
  
  Christ that's a lot of money, I genuinely had no idea iPhones have gotten so expensive.
  
  🌎📱🧑‍🚀🔫🧑‍🚀
  
  The baseline is $999. You can also throw a bunch of premium features into those Android numbers.
- Funny how the only reason my dad has an iPhone is it's the only one they didn't charge him extra for in his phone plan
  
  I don't believe this. That's got to be a weird phone plan if that's true. Not one of the major carriers. It might be the only "premium" phone that wasn't extra though. I'd believe that.
  
  He has Verizon
  Not sure why you find it hard to believe. They have various phones on display that are either "free" (everyone knows you actually pay for it and then some, but it doesn't have an additional cost) or cost extra per month with your contract. When my dad had to switch to a smartphone, one of the iPhones was the only one he could get at no additional charge. If you have more questions, you'll have to talk to Verizon and ask them why they don't stock their shops better in bumfuck, South Dakota. I'm telling the truth, but it's not worth arguing with some rando over a shitty phone just because you doubt me for no reason.
  "premium" phone
  I don't even know what this means. You're not making sense.
  Go argue with someone else about something that matters instead of directing your unhinged rudeness at me.
  
  Dude, why are you so angry? I was just pointing out to people that it likely isn't the case. Maybe it was the only one they told him about or had in stock, but Verizon has a ton of "at no extra cost" options I'm pretty confident at all times. They may have needed to order one to the store if it's really that isolated, but unless something strange happened they had other free phones.
  Premium phone means iPhones/Samsungs/whatever else. There are tons of other brands that are cheaper but a better value. They aren't premium though, and aren't the ones ever mentioned.
  
  Why am I so angry? Oh, I don't know -- maybe it had something to do with the fact that I shared a simple anecdote from my life, which was met with "I don’t believe this." by some prick online. I'm so burnt out with pricks like that online. I don't meet as many of you here as I did on reddit, but I've just started giving people the "fuck you" attitude they deserve when they respond to me by being unnecessarily hostile and argumentative.
  And obviously my dad couldn't wait for them to order one in, or whatever you're imagining. Maybe you have a pampered and privileged life where you have the luxury of being able to be without a phone while you wait for one to be delivered, but most people in my circles cannot.
  Now please don't talk to me again.
  
  You posted in a public social media site...
  
  You're very perceptive. Have you ever considered working as an investigator?
  
  Yeah, this for sure. Every major carrier has super cheapo smart phone options.
  
  Why don't you accompany my 80+ year old father to the Verizon store next time you're in South Dakota? Then you can argue with the minimum wage-paid clerk instead of embarrassing yourself by being wrong on a message board
  
  The Internet: Serious Business ™️
- With USBC the cable is now the expensive thing
- My Sony Xperia Android phone costs more than an iPhone.

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