Spreading a bit of misinformation there, eh? :D
I have a couple of games and a bunch of apps (during the last update I saw "Optimizing app x of 110), Camera set to save images and videos to internal storage and after 7 months of usage 15.9 GB used of 23.86 on my Priv, of that 9.02 GB used for apps.
Most low end phones come with 256 GB of storage? These are the only ones listed on GSMArena, and you'll notice there isn't a lot of low-end ones lol:
Phone Finder results - GSMArena.com
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is the only one which normally comes with 256 GB (i.e. not as a higher-priced option), and that phone is over 1500 $.
Also, what's with bashing BB all the time? Stingy Taiwanese? WTH? iPhones and Pixels are quite a bit pricier than Priv or KEYone and start at 32 GB of storage with no SD slot. And I'm not into paying an additional 100 $ for 96 GB more to be able to store my music and videos when I can buy a 128 GB card for 30-50 or even a 200 GB one for 70 $.
There are some phones which do start at 64 GB like OnePlus 3T, but most of them also don't have an SD slot.