“The sad part of this is Apple has a monopoly on smart phones....”
I must take issue with that statement. I have had a “smartphone” from the beginning, before even Apple. It was a Treo, which combined a cell phone with a Palm Pilot PIM.
Pretty cool, for the time. A couple of Treos, three HTCs, and now my first LG.
iPhones do not do anything, that cannot be done with Android.
Android is the system in the vast majority of junk cell phones and tablets. You can buy them for less than $50.
Ipads and Iphones are easier to use and last longer. I had a Samsung Note 3 for years. Go to the internet for a few minutes to check a few ball scores and it’ll take 50% of the battery. I was constantly charging the battery. Turned off, with no apps on, the battery will still drain. Now they have a built in battery like an iphone. If you have one with a replacable battery get rid of it. You can’t buy the battery anymore. Best cell phone I ever owned was a Motorola. It was a flip phone.