Apple actually goes out of it’s way to maintain compatibility with older devices much longer than most manufacturers. Even the ones that no longer get the most

Apple actually goes out of it’s way to maintain compatibility with older devices much longer than most manufacturers. Even the ones that no longer get the most recent OS get security patches for some time after. Yes, it would be nice to have replaceable RAM and SSD in phones, but that would not benefit most users who would never replace anything. Making those things replaceable means they are bulkier and more complex to manufacture reliably. Apple seems to have made a trade-off there.