[tatami]

I have a similar background. Used Androids from 2010-2018 and switched to iOS.

Some arguments were: Android's capabilities became less over time. I had cool apps until 4.4 Kitkat which automated toggling on/off WLAN/GPS/mobile network among others, but these APIs were restricted more and more over time so the benefits became less.

Another fact was that I calculated that iPhones were cheaper than all Android I owned when taking resale value into the calculation. That Apple gives OS updates for 5+ years helped a lot here, I had experienced <1 year on flagship models before. (buying 2 year old iPhone and selling it at 4 year old was cheapest/year)

But one of the biggest reasons was that I never trusted Google much. For example I never used the feature to use WiFi networks to get coarse location. Which meant worse UX (had to click NO on a dialogue each time I activated GPS) but also a "feature" the iPhone had (better location).

This is obviously a very personal point of view and it might be very different today, as I used Android in its earlier years.

[ignoramous]

> Another fact was that I calculated that iPhones were cheaper than all Android I owned when taking resale value into the calculation.

Low-end Android phones by Realme, Poco, Xiaomi, iQOO, Moto/Lenovo, Samsung et al are super capable and super cheap.

African, Indo-Chinese, and South Asian markets are awash with these phones, for a reason.

[lern_too_spel]

> For example I never used the feature to use WiFi networks to get coarse location.

The iPhone doesn't have the ability to disable this at all. If you want to get your location, Apple will get it too.