All devices are going through enshittification. Android and iOS alike.
Feature wise, you can pretty much get everything on both. One is maybe a bit more bouncy and the other a bit more squishy when you pull from the edge. But that’s about it.
Android provides a bit more customisation, iOS has better defaults and more embedded ecosystem.
Apple will now be forced to allow “side loading” (installing apps, actually) which Android had for ages. Google, on the other hand is making installations from non-Google Play sources more difficult.
Everybody will have their own preferences, but in the end on the Pro spectrum, differences are minimal.
Basically: pick your poison.
I’ve personally had Samsungs for a while and quite happy with them, even with some a annoyances. Still miss my S3. Others might have had different experiences.
There are Fairphones, PostmarketOS and other alternatives. Unfortunately though, if you’re looking for a premium phone, these are not there yet.
TL;DR Both suck about the same. Differences are in details. You’ll be about the same miserable with both.
Shockingly, when I travel abroad I’m usually out and about for the most days. And that’s where power bank is needed.
If can’t have them in my checked luggage and and I can’t have them in my carry on, am I expected to buy a power bank every time I fly and then throw it away?
On the topic of in-seat charging ports: your luck may wary. Even if you do find a plane which has these and they actually work, the power is not usually enough to charge more power hungry devices - bigger phones, tablets, steam deck. Don’t get me started of you actually want to use your laptop during the flight.
Yes, if you fly business there are usually power sockets which you can use, but who has money for that?