Very happy to have discovered this thread. Like most Indians, even for the Apple level of simplicity, privacy and protection, I do not think paying more than ₹50k is justifiable for me. I normally buy phones for ₹15k or less. However, Android is getting more and more irritating by the day, even with a relatively nice OEM (Xiaomi has been excellent so far). In the long run, say within 5 years, I definitely see myself buying an iPhone, and it will be even better if Apple gets rid of the notch. Since I study in Singapore, this is of importance regarding budget. But in the next 1 or 2 years, the only Apple product I see myself buying is the iPad with student pricing. Nevertheless, with Apple producing the iPhone XR and now the iPhone 11 in India, the iPhone is only going to get more and more affordable (in relative terms, of course; a sub-₹35k iPhone with Face ID, before discounts, is too much to expect). But it is definitely a step in the right direction as Apple now has phones from ₹40k all the way to ₹1.4 lakh. The only true problem is the lack of expandable storage, as 64GB fills up quickly, but everything else makes the price absolutely worth it. For the record, my dad has an iPad already that he uses for work, and I plan to buy the basic iPad next year once the price becomes better.
.. coming to here I don't u need to replace android phone twice a year and I don't think apple will come 6 years of usage as per opinion and reality came across till now .. yes I'm not techie so siva anna may give light into This
