Tbh I don't get why Android gets put down under iPhone so much. There really aren't that many significant differences. I have a Samsung and I don't get how it is worse than an iPhone. They last longer and have plastic screens so they break less easily.
Unfortunately, both use sweatshops, which is a horrible consequence of their enormity. Although I have a Samsung, I have kept it for four years and continue to use it until it completely breaks, at which point I plan on recycling it to reduce my impact.