In what respect, software or hardware? I went phone shopping a few months ago and as a Linux advocate, I was initially much more inclined toward Android. My requirements were stability and simplicity. If I want to experiment, I'll do it on a computer, but my phone has to be utterly dependable. I did a lot of reading, then spent many hours at Best Buy, playing with various Android phones and even the iPhone 4S. I finally concluded the iPhone had a bit simpler interface, and even in the Beta stage, Siri was very appealing. I can't wait until iOS6 comes out. The main criticism I have of the iPhone is having to use iTunes as the software interface beween the phone and my Windows computer. By comparison, my Linux computer sees the Nook tablet simply as another hard drive.
Just wait until you are out on the road, you need to access a needed business website and and you can't get it on your Iphone. Then the person next to you with an android says, let me try and right away their phone was able to pull it up.
In other words, I been there, done that. I got rid of the Iphone at the first chance I got.
Unstable android? That's just not true. Even IF the Iphone was more stable, so is a rock sitting out in my yard but that does not make the rock the better choice.