Not all Android vendors are the same (like not all Wintel laptops were the same). I'm on my 5th Android, and I've had awful, mediocre and very good experiences

Not all Android vendors are the same (like not all Wintel laptops were the same). I'm on my 5th Android, and I've had awful, mediocre and very good experiences. I currently own a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and it's a fantastic device and will continue buying Xiaomi in the future. I also have a company-issued Samsung Galaxy S8 for work and it's also pretty good (though I don't use it nearly as much as the Xiaomi). I was burned by the Samsung Galaxy Ace though (very crappy). If you have enough money and like the best out of the box experience and don't like tweaking, iPhones are probably your best bet.