Apple started out as fairly repair hostile while Androids were relatively repairable. Now most android phones are sliding more and more towards glued together bricks while iphones are mostly the same to the point where most android devices are actually harder to repair.

I took my Pixel 2 in to a store for a battery replacement and the person told me that there is a chance the screen will shatter when they remove it. If a person with all the tools and training can't reliably replace the battery something is seriously wrong. Apple might be doing a lot of things horrible but they are the only ones who actually have a store in my area and offer repairs on their own devices.

True that the screen will be toast if trying to replace the battery, but I replaced both myself on my pixel (1) for £37.

This is the reason I switched to an iphone this year after 10 years on android. Everything I loved about Android devices is dead and they are now while at least Apple respects privacy.

Apple chokes the repair shops by banning other companies from selling them parts. Even if Apple devices are more repairable (companies find other ways to source parts, schematics), Apple is actively working against the right to repair movement.

Maybe Samsungs are no better, but compared to a Fairphone it's quite obvious that Apple doesn't prioritize repairability in any meaningful way.