[Conan]

One of the reason iOS devices are pricey is that 1 company does everything for those devices.
From engineering, designing, programming, marketing, etc etc (except manufacturing)
It's actually a valid price. Not expensive. Expensive for your pockets since you don't like it

I use iOS and android. I like iOS because of the updates. (I don't see how painful the updates are @karatekidmonkey it's almost the same on my android) Plus the security enforcement.
With android you can retrieve data easily (since mostly, owners dont encrypt stuff (Some devices offer memory encryption))

But both are good.
P.S. you have no right to say that iOS devices are expensive if you own samsung devices lol