They were enraged on how i “betrayed” them by switching to iPhone.

Your friends need to chill the fuck out.

I’ve used Apple devices for work in the past (phone and laptop) although not for about 7 or 8 years and they were fine - bit of a learning curve as I have always been a Windows and Android person, but I got used to them, and those aspects of them that I found ideosyncratic (or just plain dumb!)

That said, it’d take a pretty big shift for me to want to go back to Apple by choice, but that’s partly because of cost and the sheer number of apps I’d have to buy to replace those I have.

But, if you want to go with Apple, it’s your call, and your friends should not be taking it so seriously.