I have an iPhone and an Android phone and I don't see the gap at all when it comes to software. Quite the opposite, I think iOS regressed a lot with iOS 26 to the point where I see quite a lot of render stutters on an iPhone Air and 17 Pro. Besides that, Android is much more configurable (especially OneUI).

Apple is still the indisputable leader when it comes to hardware though. Great SoC, great cameras, great build quality.

Too bad it doesn't have GrapheneOS :).