well if all you want it to do is make calls the Nokia 3310. for 50 quid.
if you generally use it for emails, socail media content creation, iphonography, team/zoom meetings, route navigation and the list goes on then tbh an iPhone is very hard to beat. My iPhone is 7 years old and still receiving updates and the latest OS's, android can be hit and miss some are only supported for a hand full of years some alot longer.
There are some audiophile android phones and photography centric ones.
If you're apple house hold I certainly wouldn't go for anything else it will soon annoy you.