Given how fast phones become outdated, and battery life deteriorate, 200$ is what I want to pay for a phone if I have to replace it every other year...
I lose and break headsets all the time. For me they are consumable. That's way too expensive for consumable.
If Moto could put a decent camera in there (go ahead and charge me an extra $50), it very well could be my ideal phone.
AKA no rooting for recent updates.
Outside of the phones which stop getting security updates, that says more about the success of marketing rather than any real requirement. If you aren't hung up on needing to have the latest hardware, you can buy an iPhone every 4 years and not miss anything other than, perhaps, the need to uninstall something like Facebook's bloated apps.
They really should come back with a smaller form factor at a lower price.
Shame as the Nexus line (especially the 4) was affordable and effective for everyday tasks. I still use the 4 as a media controller and web browser.