» any reasonable Android device lets you disable far more tracking than iOS
I have used Android for a decade now. I recently got a Poco X3 pro. Having had a chance to use MIUI, I immediately unlocked the bootloader and installed Lineage. Nobody uses open camera. I joined a telegram community and installed Google Camera which allowed me access to things like night mode and wide angle lens. If I wanted to use purely AOSP, I'd lose access to the wide angle lens on my phone as far as I can tell.
I have used Android for a decade now. I recently got a Poco X3 pro. Having had a chance to use MIUI, I immediately unlocked the bootloader and installed Lineage. Nobody uses open camera. I joined a telegram community and installed Google Camera which allowed me access to things like night mode and wide angle lens. If I wanted to use purely AOSP, I'd lose access to the wide angle lens on my phone as far as I can tell.