[Galaxy Note 4 Android Development (Exynos)] jpbl1976:
It's not greener. Just different -- and there are plenty of issues with iOS as well -- in fact, Apple has already indicated that iOS9 will be a bug-fix release. Also, as an HTC fan, I'm really disappointed that they're just iterating on the M8. I much prefer EVLeaks' leaked renders but I guess HTC's internal turmoil (which included two design employees getting arrested) scuppered whatever design revisions they had planned.

Despite all the hype, I think Apple's hardware isn't really anything spectacular anymore -- I prefer the M8 to the iPhone 6 myself -- but the problem is that HTC keeps messing around with suppliers so we've now had two flagships where the Camera of one had a pinkish hue (M7 faulty sensor insulation) while the other had a scratch-prone lens cover (M8 -- some units easily scratched even with extreme care; I was one of those unfortunate enough to get one of the easily scratched ones). There were also reports of some M8 devices being discoloured and some yellow screen issues.

Apple has had hardware issues too -- everyone knows about Bendgate -- but the big one with the 5/5s -- where the screen would become unresponsive when plugged to a charger, has at least been solved with the 6 series. Also, the Note 4 is relatively svelte compared to the 6 Plus. Seriously. I'm looking at them side-by-side on my desk as I'm typing this on my iPhone 6 -- and the word I have for the 6 Plus is JUMBO.

I have high hopes for Sammy since they've pirated a guy from Ivy's old design studio to run all their industrial design -- but I think the earliest we'll see his influence is with the Note 5.

By and large, the biggest difference is still with 3rd-party apps -- the Apple ecosystem is just better right now -- and part of that is because the average Apple user spends more. It's basic economics. On Android, when a Dev comes up with a must-have app, it's either pirated quickly or people refuse to pay for it -- even insulting the Devs and calling them selfish, money-grabbing p**cks when the have the nerve (the nerve, I tell you!! ;)) to charge for their hard work. Seriously. Just read the trolling that goes on on Android Police's disqus threads when a dev asks users to pay for new versions of community favourite apps. It really makes you question humanity.

Meanwhile, unless you Jailbreak on iOS, piracy is out of the question -- and that's had the interesting effect of creating a lot of copycat apps with iOS that, in turn, has made it difficult to identify new apps to buy. That's created a huge cottage industry of sites like AppAdvice whose main purpose is to spotlight new apps (or updates to old ones). It's not on that scale for Android, though. Apple's App Store is also better at spotlighting new apps than the Play Store -- whenever I try to search for interesting new apps on Android, I literally encounter dozens of crappy Android Wear watch faces, icon packs and crummy games. Google really needs to curate things a bit better.

Also, Apple 3rd-Party apps still tend to looks better -- but i think Android will catch up and surpass Apple soon since Material Design has apparently awoken the design instincts of many Devs. Personally, I prefer Material Design to Jony Ivy's first couple of iterations on iOS (he's in charge of both Hardware and Software design nowadays) -- but he's getting better at it.

TLDR: Apple/Android are different but the perceived advantages of one over the other are overstated. If you're buying at the high-end, you're almost certain to get a great device.

p.s. Sorry for the long post -- but since Lollipop isn't around for our Note 4 variant yet, I was getting bored...