> I’m sure that might be the same in other markets where an iPhone is a status symbol. It’s definitely not one in the US where 60% of phone buyers have iPhones.

It can still be a status symbol to have the newest phone. That’s imo the only reason for changing camera alignments between generations. So people (who know & care) can see that you have the newest model.

They changed the camera alignment purportedly so it would be at a distance to take better video for the Vision Pro.

But how is it a status symbol in the US is $25 a month between the SE and the iPhone 17 Pro Max?