I tried it, and NOTHING happened. I “owned” that iphone for 24 hours; and I was one unhappy camper. NOTHING I tried, worked. So I took it back to the Verizon store and told them I couldn’t use it. THEY couldn’t change font size, either.
A blast from the past, Tucker:
Does Android Have Pinch & Zoom?
by Andrew Aarons, studioDWhen making a choice about what kind of smartphone to buy, a few factors come into consideration after obvious matters like cost and carriers. The user interface for a touchscreen phone is a particularly key element. Pinch and zoom technology was first introduced by Apple on the iPhone, but it's now prevalent on all smartphones, including all Android offerings.
Apple has had it on the iPhone since the very first iPhone in 2007, well before the first Android touch screen phone. Your anecdote is trumped by facts.