Samsung Galaxy for me. iPhones are overpriced and overrated. They're also a massive pain in the arse to fix when they **** up.
They’re really not that expensive depending what you buy, the new se is about £400 I think, far better than any comparible Samsung, the beauty of the iPhone is the software is tailored to the hardware so you’ll get 5 plus years of updates, be lucky to get 2 on a Samsung and they’ll always be about a year behind a pixel phone, they’re notorious for their slow updates.
The note 20 is more expensive than apples flagship phone, so is their galaxy fold and their z flip. Their standard s series are near enough a grand these days too so the myth that there’s some apple tax is just that these days. An iPhone will also hold its value 5 times more than a Samsung or any android phone, Pete will probably still get £100-£200 for his old iPhone 7, try selling an android phone of that age and you’ll be lucky to get £50 so it’s swings and roundabouts.