Apple provides security updates longer than Android though. One could argue being able to own a phone for 5 years and receive security updates for a higher up

Apple provides security updates longer than Android though. One could argue being able to own a phone for 5 years and receive security updates for a higher up front cost is preferable to buying a new phone every two years. To be blunt, that policy + the fact Apple has no business units actively incentivized to invade my privacy (no targeted marketing dept) makes me choose iOS, even if it's "less free". My phone is home to my most intimate conversations, I need to know it's secure for the long haul.