- direct file access is useful to transfer things in and out of my Android devices, compared to the dreaded iTunes blackbox.
- there are midrange Android that are way cheaper than iPhones and run anything I need without issue
- side-loading means I can use F-Droid instead of the OS store whenever an app exists there. It also limit planned obsolescence, since I can side-load an older version of an app when the newest version is no longer compatible with a device (I did use that capability recently for a 5+ years old Android tablet, while I'm out of luck for functionning older iPads).
- you can replace the Launcher, and generally customize the UI much more
- recently found out how to block ads at the DNS level.
There are definitely drawbacks, and if not for SMS, I might have stayed on an iPhone.