[tbelldesignco]

That depends how you view this.Yes,android phoneds tend to be cheap however in worst cases they are just assembling parts of the phone and brand them.That won't cost them much and the main profit comes from selling.

However Apple uses their own OS and cpu,which means they have their intellectual cost and they need to distrubute them to end users and they have a higher brand value.Then there is no point to compare and anyway it is in your opinion that whether the added value worths that additional price.

Exactly, I think I stated this earlier on in the thread. The added value for me to use Apple products is 1) the ecosystem and 2) the brand familiarity in my industry. Most, not all, Graphic Designers and Developers use macOS and iOS/iPadOS are easier platforms to develop on due to the device constraints you mentioned (cpu, gpu, form factor etc.).