I mean for a work phone, a second hand works best. I apply that same mindset because all you need is simply for work which mostly texting and calls. I am that type of person who separate work vs my personal life. Once you mix that up, it gets a little murky since you essentially create 0 boundaries. The same goes with everything else. Functionality matters a lot to me.
I am sure you could afford iphone if you wanted but that's simply not what you actually need. Everything has costs, even hidden ones 😄 so you made the right choice.
I wanted to try having two numbers and phones but realized I don't really have a lot of friends/family that want to catch up often so it's not really worth buying another unit for. I'll do it when I scale up and earn a bigger name in town when my practice gets better but as a nobody and a wage slave, 1 phone is enough.
My buying decision algorithm is whether this item is an asset that helps me earn money or not. A pen would get me to write prescriptions for my work that gets me paid versus a spotify monthly subscription.