If you don't make enough money to have any savings, any purchase of $600 at any time is "big."
Like yea I can afford it because I make 3x what my friends and family do outside the Bay Area tech bubble, but I don't pretend that I'm not special because throwing a few hundred around doesn't cause me any stress about next month's rent, or credit card, or car payment, or health insurance bill.
So is paying for food and rent. You have to balance the alternatives of not paying. Not having a capable smartphone in today's world will cost you far more than the price of the device.
Like yea I can afford it because I make 3x what my friends and family do outside the Bay Area tech bubble, but I don't pretend that I'm not special because throwing a few hundred around doesn't cause me any stress about next month's rent, or credit card, or car payment, or health insurance bill.