I've had two Android "support" experiences, so here's my anecdata: 1) My wife's Samsung phone developed an issue. We contacted Samsung and they RMA'd it and sh

I've had two Android "support" experiences, so here's my anecdata: 1) My wife's Samsung phone developed an issue. We contacted Samsung and they RMA'd it and she had a brand new phone by the end of the week. Not Applecare, but it was fine. 2) Had an Android tablet with a minor battery recall. The manufacturer just sent me a second tablet and told me to keep both. I hear about these kinds of horror stories but if you go in knowing that you aren't going to get Applecare, you don't look for it and you deal with it like literally any other consumer purchase you might make in your life, from refrigerators to cars and it's suddenly not a big deal.