I want to rejoin the dumb phone side.

It is a fashion statement.  For people that aren't confident enough in their appearance or how they handle themselves in the real world to compensate and be like hey 2000 world look at me I have an ipod.  I'm not a loser.  Just look at any Apple commercial for the past 15+ years.

I'm on mac, so I went with Iphone to get the benefits of staying in the same eco system. They are also stable and reliable in my experience, last a long time and aren't prone to freezes or crashes.

I'm not really averse to android either though. *shrugs*

Haters gonna hate!

I have the same experiences but with iPhones. I don't even leave my iPhone open on the table when I'm away with people because I've had so many instances of people going "oh you got an iPhone. Why would anybody buy an iPhone?" Just recently an old classmate asked me something about Windows notebooks in the gym and I said I couldn't answer his question because I own a MacBook (I did not say "I'm not a Windows peasant! Away with you!"). He didn't stop talking to me about why MacBooks suck for half an hour while I was doing my training (I'm not even joking haha). Maybe this really is an american thing? No idea. 

As for your question: I think Android and iOS are pretty much on par with each other. Each one has advantages and shortcomings and it's really not a big deal. Same goes for phone models, there's not a big difference anymore. But I guess it's really important for some people to have the tastiest apple juice.

Can’t really compare both because i’ve only used iOS from those three OSes (iOS, Android, WP). I went with iOS since iPhone OS 2 with iPod Touch 2G, then i’ve had iPhone 4, 5C and now 7 Plus. I only change the device when support ends so basically with iOS it’s 3 years.

Iphone make decent products that is intuitive and works fast thanks to an very well optimised OS and fast processors. Sadly that is the only real advantage iPhone has except for pressure sensitive touch on their screens.

They play catchup in most other respects. Only now are they getting wireless and fast charging. They have a dated design (something most Apple Faithfull used to use as their reason for purchase)

They lack customization in their OS. They cut out basic features such as an headphone jack. And in the new iPhone. A fast charger isn't even included. You need to buy that seperately. Very inexcusable when I phones are already considered by many to be overpriced. It uses proprietary expensive cables and accessories and is generally becoming a big Hassle to use if you wanna listen to music or charge your phone. Which is so odd to say as Apple built their brand on accessibility and ease of use..

A lot of new companies such as 1plus gives you so much value for your money. I personally prefer the galaxy series since they went with the curved screens. Before that I used Sony phones because of their water resistance. Speaking of. This is something apple also only recently got, and whereas most phones have been using ip68. Apple is only using the worse water resistance level of ip67.. Something that is even more confusing since et hey don't have a headphone jack to not get water into..

I have been selling phones for a living and I have spoken with a lot apple representatives. Apple is very good salesmen, but not very great at making phones.

I think iphone will lose a lot of customers this gen, they've been squeezing $$$ out of their customers way too long. 

This. I don't give a shit if bluetooth is the "future" (I really hope it isn't); wired headphones are cheaper and of a better quality, so why would I buy more expensive headphones that are worse?

Android hands down. Live backgrounds, widgets, SD cards, headphone jack, Android OS, kernels mods, unlocked boot-loaders, custom ROMs, more features open ecosystem. Im on a 4 year old Nexus 6 running 7.1.2 which is what new phones are launching with.

Try the blackberry priv. Tried it for a week and loved it. You can get it for about $200