Because you can often get iPhones for <$100 or even free if you get one a couple generations old and sign a 2-year contract. Why do people still use "iPhones"

Because you can often get iPhones for <$100 or even free if you get one a couple generations old and sign a 2-year contract. Why do people still use "iPhones" as some sort of litmus test to judge if someone is poor? And Netflix is $9/month. C'mon now.