I was not "Playing the thrift card", simply asking what the extra money buys in terms of performance and capability. I know all about "perceived" value, "pride of ownership", etc. Those are valid reasons to spend money. Paying ten times for a device that will perform the same as all the other phones is a waste of money. In my opinion. One person says there are things his expensive phone will do that mine won't. Those things happen to be of no interest or value to me. That is why I asked. I have busted a few electronics in my time and crunching a $90 LG Smartphone is not as painful as killing a $500 unit. Unless, I am missing some feature or function that someone has not mentioned.
