As a European I feel the same. Even €839 for the base model is going to be too expensive for most people. It seems like they are really trying to carve out a n

As a European I feel the same. Even €839 for the base model is going to be too expensive for most people. It seems like they are really trying to carve out a new luxury market for their devices, the equivalent of luxury car brands like Mercedes. I don't think there is anything wrong with that, but I struggle to see how this will play out long term for their ecosystem. It's not the same as cars or Android, where there are other manufacturers with budget models. And before anyone mentions it, no, continuing to sell the iPhone 8 doesn't count. It's still a €500 phone. Compare that to Xiaomi Redmi and Samsung A and J models which you can get for under €200.