The iPhone is a device developed by Apple which uses Apple's own iOS mobile operating system. Android is an operating system owned by Google. Google acquired Android in 2005 for $50 million, however, Google leads the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) where source code that they have developed is made public. The Android operating system is available on a wide range of phones from different manufacturers including Samsung, Motorola, LG, Huawei, ZTE and the list goes on. Apple is finally changing their charger to the USB-style on their latest version, the iPhone 15, but the charger will be sold separately. You'll still need an adapter to plug headphones into your iPhone 15, though. The iPhone is considered a luxury version of cellular devices and Apple is attempting to keep tight control of their product by eliminating jailbreaking of their latest phones. Jailbreaking allows one to use apps that are not originally intended to run on Apple's operating system. Apps are being developed all the time for Android systems. Apple was seeking to prevent jailbreaking as not to corrupt the operating system by keeping it free from malware, a problem that Android systems face. The downside to both types of smartphones is that the developers want to continually track their users. They both claim that these features can be turned off and had only been implemented for a better user experience.