I feel like the Android market is getting shittier and shittier, but might be my very bad experience with my latest Samsung talking.
This being said, glad I got the iPhone 14 Pro Max and didn't wait for the 15 Pro Max.
You also need to take into account that inflation rate since 2021 has been huge, there was various components shortages and the new iPhone 15 Pro is apparently built out of titanium which is more expensive than steel.
As long as they don’t touch the base model, I don’t have any issue with them increasing the price of the pro. The day I can’t get a new iPhone for $800 or less is the day I find a different phone to use.