[Parlay44]

I mostly agree with the status symbol thing. Problem is all the models of iPhones look the same.
So girls are buying up the cheapo used 16gb ones for $99 or less and thinking their shit don't stink.
A new iPhone 5 looks exactly like a 2 year old refurbed iPhone 4.
There has to be some visible difference to leverage status.

This is how I show status with my iPhone