nah, same-ish in eu... i tend to go for the really low end (motorola usually has a phone for about 100-200€) cos i only really use lemmy, calls, messaging and bank (the one that doesn't let me switch to custom full time D:) and they usually last me at least 2 years... don't think a flagship would last me 10 tbh x)

no esim at my provider

I use one for my work number and one for my not-work number.

I require 2 SIMs right now because I don't have another good enough anti-spam measure.
But if I can get a Linux phone, I can make my own anti-spam measures, so it should be fine, hopefully.

I would guess free access to information / entertainment etc. And radio and headphone go together because headphone is used as antenna.

I use the radio in my phone all the time. There are a lot of good stations around here to listen to. Cell service sucks though, so there are a lot of dropouts if I try to listen online. It's also a good way to get important information if there's a widespread emergency.

In some countries, FM Radio is one of the official channels for alerts and information in case of crisis.

People are expected to have a FM receiver that runs on battery, ideally one that can be recharged with a crank or solar panel.

If Internet goes down, either during a small or large-scale outage, it's good to have a way to get broadcast and information.