Ok, several things wrong here. First, you didn't do any research into this topic at all. I know I'm "new" but I don't care for forums and only post once in a blue moon,
anywhere. Second, you believed a comment that was made somewhere else and didn't verify what was said was indeed true. Third, games requiring DLC purchases are fine and are pretty much how they continue making money from a project after the initial sale.
Now that I've said that, here's the truth about the situation.
Now if you look at it, the mobile companion app for any game is (usually) free. It's there to be an ad for the game or to get you to engage in the game more so you want to buy the DLC or the next game or whatever they come up with to generate revenue. So, the comment that you read was basically complaining about how they have a crappy phone and only the good ones can handle the mobile game for the duration that is needed to "beat 100 ladders" in the companion app. There are absolutely no requirement to buy a new phone, nor is there a paywall to complete said objective.
And the reason no one else is getting mad is because they either don't care about needing a good phone because they have one, or they don't care about having a good phone because they don't want to pay for one. If you're that concerned with paying for a new phone, chances are you would fall under the latter of the two, but since you read a comment on a video, you decided to fly off the handle about it without fact checking them. I read your entire post and yes, I think you should give up gaming because you can't take the obvious extra time you've got to see what is necessary for your "tipping point" when considering a game. Personally, I'd get a game based on the series, the creators, the story, the multiplayer, but I would never consider paying $60 for one custom skin that is easily obtainable. I don't blame you for not wanting to pay $1000, but you do need to take what other people say with a grain of salt before making a rant on the subject. Also, you wouldn't be buying a "pos phone" you'd be buying a top of the line phone since most phones retail at $600 these days.