Originally Posted By: emg
Yes. Technologically, my old Samsung Android phone was well ahead of the iPhone in many ways. It was just too darn big, and they abandoned it shortly after I got it (I think it got one OS update in the two years I owned it).
Many apps that are baked into iOS are separate apps in Android, so frequent OS updates aren't necessary. Maps, Chrome, even stuff like the keyboard and Play Store update outside of the OS where in iOS they are part of the OS.