You may be right, but Android features =/= NFC only. It offers more customization, some of the widgets are quite intuitive as well.
The thing is, Google and the Android OS give me a feeling that they have more innovative features at hand and they're constantly hard at work at bringing better features. Unfortunately, I don't have the same feeling with Apple. As a matter of fact, the current rate of iOS development reeks of their complacency and arrogance, something which Android, thankfully, lacks.
I do acknowledge that iOS is good, there's no doubt. You can carry out a lot of things on the platform and it works well for most people. I'm more concerned about the future of the OS itself, which I don't think will be pleasant if Apple don't step on the accelerator soon enough.
I was using NFC as an example. I appreciate there are a lot more things on Android that aren't on iOS other than just that.
Android and iOS are obviously aimed at different user bases. If you want the bleeding edge of technology with experimental features, then you'll have to go Android. If you want something that's very capable, very smooth and has user friendliness in mind, then go iOS.
Android is evolving more quickly because it attracts the sorts of users who like that. iOS is more for people who just want something that works and don't need loads of complicated features.
Then you have to throw individual manufacturer options into the mix as well. For example, with the Galaxy S3 there's loads of stuff to learn: -
Allshare Play
Allshare Cast
Buddy photo share (can't remember if that's actually what it's called)
Best shot
What the hell is all that stuff and why do I care about it? < That's how a lot of people would see all of those bells and whistles. Some people just want a phone that they can use to browse the internet, check emails, send messages, check Facebook, etc.
Apple's "complacency" is not complacency at all. What they're actually doing is improving the OS without drastically changing it at a rapid pace so as not to alienate their customer base.
I'm not sure why everybody wants the two OSes to be the same. Why would anybody want Apple to add all the features that Android has and basically become the same OS? Doesn't make sense to me.