Why?

Published data shows around 42% of upgraded iPhones are >3 years old, Apple themselves have published that there are hundreds of millions of 5+ year old iPhones in use, and that iPhone users keep their phones longer than Android users.

From what I can tell, having an old iPhone is more normal than having an old Android.

Got a 6+ year old iPhone 11 here I use for work. What do you mean by “designed to break”?

I use this all day long every day for emails, calls, yadda yadda and the only thing that’s a bit off is the battery holds less charge than it used to but all my phones have done that. I should probably just get the battery replaced.

And Apple have confirmed it will run iOS 27 so it’s still supported for the foreseeable future.

So I guess you don’t need to buy a new phone either if you don’t want to given yours is less than 2 years old?