I'm sure most people are aware of this, but I just want to flavor this conversation with a bit of context-
iOS is a proprietary operating system made for use solely on Apple devices, which tend to use special hardware unique to Apple devices. The benefits of this are largely that technical support tends to be a much easier task, because hardware and software are generally consistent across the board. The downside being that because of the specialized hardware and locked-in software, upgradability and user freedom are severely restricted, not to mention the various concerns regarding privacy, though Android isn't exactly without its problems in that regard, either.
Android is an open source operating system that anyone can use, modify, and sell with virtually no limitations. As a result, the variations in hardware between different Android units are going to be absolutely immense. This means more freedom and upgradability on the user's part, but also means that there's more room for the hardware to fail or otherwise be incompatible with the software. It also means that everyone's experience with the operating system is going to be
vastly different, depending on which device you purchase, what mobile carrier you purchase it from, and probably some other factors that my mind can't think of right now.
It's a similar argument to Windows vs. Mac. There are valid reasons to prefer one over the other, but I often hear proponents of the latter list the problems they have Windows, only for it to be an extensive list of problems that only exist because of faulty hardware or because they bought their PC for reasons well beyond the scope of the machine they ended up purchasing. (Or they perpetuate myths such as "Macs can't get viruses" but that's a separate topic) Or their basis of comparison will be the cheapest, bottom of the barrel PC imaginable, whereas even baseline Mac products tend to go for a premium.
I largely prefer the openness of a good Android device, so that's what I use for my phone or for any device that I use largely for leisure. But it's hard to deny that in addition to the benefits of specialized hardware, iOS's seniority in the mobile market has made it so that there are significantly more PC-adjacent apps readily available for iOS than there are for Android. There have been some major improvements as Android has caught up to and even surpassed Apple in some markets, but it still has a long way to go. So for anything related to work or semi-serious productivity, in most cases, iOS is usually the way to go.
I like android phones but I hate android tablets. iOS is great on their iPads but I don't like it for phones. Idk I'm weird. I've used android phones and apple phones but stuck to android.
This isn't terribly unusual. Android tablets have gained a reputation in some circles for being cheap tat that you buy for children as a substitute for a babysitter, or for something you buy for Netflix and basically nothing else. There are definitely better and even good Android tablets out there, but for the price point they go for, you might as well just get an iPad or even a cheap Windows tablet if you can find one.
