Separation of concerns and prioritization may help here:
1. The bullying is unacceptable. As other comments have noted, address this first and foremost regardless of the (perceived) reason. A good first step is to have your child identify the offenders and reach out to the parents with your child's agreement on the plan of action. You may also want to consider a longer-range set of possibilities, up to and including potentially changing schools if you have the means and if the situation is extreme enough (ideally, not).
2. Older/refurbished iPhones look they can be found for similar prices as the Galaxy S20. If you buy one for your child, or have your child earn it via chores/jobs, then you'll both find out soon enough whether the bullying stems from not having the right phone or if it's a vicious social group that will find a different reason to keep harassing your child. Hence, dealing with #1 is the most important.
3. You explained to your child (probably numerous times) about iPhones not being automatically better; now it's time to move on and take actions that (might) improve his situation.
1. The bullying is unacceptable. As other comments have noted, address this first and foremost regardless of the (perceived) reason. A good first step is to have your child identify the offenders and reach out to the parents with your child's agreement on the plan of action. You may also want to consider a longer-range set of possibilities, up to and including potentially changing schools if you have the means and if the situation is extreme enough (ideally, not).
2. Older/refurbished iPhones look they can be found for similar prices as the Galaxy S20. If you buy one for your child, or have your child earn it via chores/jobs, then you'll both find out soon enough whether the bullying stems from not having the right phone or if it's a vicious social group that will find a different reason to keep harassing your child. Hence, dealing with #1 is the most important.
3. You explained to your child (probably numerous times) about iPhones not being automatically better; now it's time to move on and take actions that (might) improve his situation.
Parenting can be tough to navigate. Best of luck.