I never quite get the logic that Android is significantly better... in theory, yes, in practice, no.
It feels like a red herring to say that customization makes a huge difference, for instance. Maybe if you're an enthusiast, but not most people. You get the impression that Android die-hards stare lovingly at their home screens for 10 minutes before launching an app. Yes, having a custom icon layout and home screen widgets can be kinda-sorta helpful, but more often than not you're just launching into an app within a couple of seconds and wouldn't notice the difference. It's a similar deal with custom icon packs, skins and the like. And while Android is technically more flexible than iOS, the apps are frequently just as capable on iOS, if not moreso. There's still a tendency for iOS versions to come out first or with more polish and features.
There are things Apple could stand to do, like a split view on phones or letting you change app defaults. But I see an operating system as a launching pad for whatever you set out to accomplish, not an end to itself. And in that regard, iOS is doing just fine -- better than fine, even, since it's generally more responsive and has a much better update policy. iPhone buyers aren't "sheep," they're people who are more interested in doing things with their phones than doing things to their phones. That's also true of many Android buyers, of course, but that just indicates that many of Android's erstwhile advantages don't matter as much as fans would have you think.
And that's why the iPhone 11 series is dandy. The hardware is great, and the software (initial hiccups notwithstanding) is up to the job.
It feels like a red herring to say that customization makes a huge difference, for instance. Maybe if you're an enthusiast, but not most people. You get the impression that Android die-hards stare lovingly at their home screens for 10 minutes before launching an app. Yes, having a custom icon layout and home screen widgets can be kinda-sorta helpful, but more often than not you're just launching into an app within a couple of seconds and wouldn't notice the difference. It's a similar deal with custom icon packs, skins and the like. And while Android is technically more flexible than iOS, the apps are frequently just as capable on iOS, if not moreso. There's still a tendency for iOS versions to come out first or with more polish and features.
There are things Apple could stand to do, like a split view on phones or letting you change app defaults. But I see an operating system as a launching pad for whatever you set out to accomplish, not an end to itself. And in that regard, iOS is doing just fine -- better than fine, even, since it's generally more responsive and has a much better update policy. iPhone buyers aren't "sheep," they're people who are more interested in doing things with their phones than doing things to their phones. That's also true of many Android buyers, of course, but that just indicates that many of Android's erstwhile advantages don't matter as much as fans would have you think.
And that's why the iPhone 11 series is dandy. The hardware is great, and the software (initial hiccups notwithstanding) is up to the job.