MassiveAttack sums it up well.. If you only choose between iPhone and Samsung you are very limited. I bought a Sony Xperia Active (one of the first waterproof smartphones) in 2011 and it is still going strong, almost 5 years old!
I think most of the negative feedback that Android gets is from the cheaper phones; Apple doesn't do cheaper phones, therefore doesn't get the same negative feedback as cheap Android phones. It is to be expected that a >$1000 phone should perform better and last longer than a <$200 phone, no matter what name it has on it.
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