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In the case of a twelve-year-old, the parents will pay that, which is called peer pressure and amounts to a bitten apple. Don't forget with internet access, for whatever reason.
An adult of age will hopefully finance this by working in training or a part-time job. Then it does not matter whether bitten apple or other Chinese goods.
Have a OnePlus 5t. For the price, it has everything that the upper class mobile phones have. 6 inch screen, large battery, lots of memory, a lot of ram, chick charge etc is more than enough for Whatsapp and a few games on the phone
I think there's no good or justifiable reason to buy an iPhone for 1000 euro. The only thing I can understand anywhere is to say that you like the operating system. But that's it. Completely lost who buys something in my eyes.
Mid-range, a xiaomi mi 9t but can keep up with expensive cell phones and overpriced iPhones.
My father bought me a Xiaomi miA2 lite when I was 12 and a year later I bought the mi 9t myself.
Huawei p20 was once top-class, but its price has dropped to mid-range
But still has enough power is a mystery to me who needs 8gb ram and more with a cell phone
Back then (4 years ago) mine cost around 100 euro. That is enough for me.
Completely "lost" are the kiddies who use the word "lost".