Literally everywhere else in the world, people don't use iMessage and FaceTime, but third-party apps.

This is solely an American problem manufactured by Americans for Americans, and catalysed by the excessive vapidity and superficiality of social media. You lot appear to like shooting yourselves in the foot a lot (sometimes, not even figuratively).

Ergo the bullying that OP's son is experiencing. Android phones have rivalled iPhones in price for a long time now.