iN8ter
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I have the same thought. I used to spend time tinkering, tweaking, etc., and it was fun. But now I just want something that works reliably and consistently, and for the most part, the iPhone does this. Do I have as much control over the look, feel, and functionality as I did with other devices (WinMo 5-6, Android, etc.)? No, but I rarely have time any more for such things. I just need my smartphone to work and not get distracted by all the cool things I could tweak and modify. I guess I've become an old curmudgeon. ?\_(ツ)_/?
To be fair, no one is forcing you to tinker with your device as an Android user.
Those devices (the flagships at least) run fine without all that work. I just came to the 6+ from a Note 3, and it ran flawlessly. There really isn't much I can say negative about that device, at all. I just changed cause I can and cause I wanted to. I like platform mobility and I like going from one ecosystem to another.
I upgrade phones like twice a year for the past 2-4 years, and there's always a 75% chance that even if I'm perfectly happy with what I have, I will initially pick something completely different just to keep myself engaged with as many platforms as I can (sometimes I return them and stay on same platform, sometimes not, sometimes I will get a second line and double fist different platforms as I'm sorta doing now). I think it helps me to remain a better informed consumer and it's also because different platforms and devices have different strengths which may better sell them to me depending on how I'm using my device when I upgrade.
Never bothered tinkering with Android devices. Still have an M8 that I use over WiFi, and don't do it to that phone, either.