Every year I see an image like this - it started with the iPhone 4 if I remember right. As someone who was HEAVILY into Android and as someone who loves Google a lot more than Apple --- does it bother me? Do I feel the need to defend it? No not even a little.
My Samsung Note 3 was a great device. I liked it. But holey wow did it have its problems. Out of the box I couldn't get it to connect to WiFi no matter what I did - a firmware update was needed to fix it but of course Verizon wouldn't put out this update until years later so I had to root. Forced adware, lack of updates, horrible UI, etc... Yes, my Note 3 had Face Unlock but it barely worked and needed perfect lighting. Samsung phones back then were incapable of taking photos at night with the default Samsung camera settings (would take 4 seconds to take a photo and unless you held it perfectly it would be blurry unless you turned off the default setting) - I remember helping 5-6 Samsung Galaxy owners do this at the Hollywood Bowl years ago but not before they got so frustrated with their inability to take photos while iPhone users snapped away.
I could write a book about what I think is wrong with Android. My most recent venture with the Nexus 6 solidified within me what I already knew. Android is fragmented, requires a bit of tweaking and working to make it work right out of the box. The Nexus 6 I got had a bug where the Google Services used 100% CPU and would make the phone burning hot and run out of battery in a few hours - out of box. The screen was unusable outside in sunlight. And I had to return it because of LTE radio issues where it wouldn't go back to LTE if it went to 3G unless you rebooted the phone.
The Pixel is probably the closest Google has gotten to get me to return. Like any phone, iPhone included, it has its issues but it is a really great phone. But even 4 months after its release, I couldn't find a Pixel XL anywhere. EVEN 6 months later!
Just because a Kia has a few features that a Porsche doesn't, doesn't make the Porsche a horrible car or "behind the times." Same goes for Samsung - albeit Samsung has REALLY closed the gap in the last few years to be a real contender. As an iPhone owner does this bother me? No.... I ENCOURAGE IT because Apple needs competition to do better and we as end users benefit.
I always tell people - if you haven't tried out Android - try it out. If you haven't tried out Apple, try it out. You really don't know unless you try for yourself. Each side has benefits and you need to find out what is best for you.
The fact that there are so many Android users out there willing to come to an Apple forum to defend their choice really makes me question things. I used to be a serious member of DroidForums.net - had a great few years helping people root, ask questions that weren't bashed with (if Steve Jobs thought it was worth it, he'd have done it!), and met some really nice people. We never really had Apple users coming to our forums like Android users do here. Quite interesting.
Choose for yourself what you like. I've made my decision and I encourage others to do the same - think for yourselves.
