1. This article says SMARTPHONE USERS, not iPhone users.
2. The article SPECIFICALLY says "Additionally, because handsets are increasingly advanced, they remain "good enough" for longer periods of time, according to IHS Markit's Schneemann. That's especially the case for Apple, which supports older generations better than other smartphone makers, he said.
"Apple is selling a long device life cycle as one of its differentiators and justification for its premium pricing," Schneemann said.
also, for extra sprinkles, I couldn't even find data on how often android users upgrade vs iPhone users, I'm guessing due to how fragmented the android data must be. Which would remove context from your original statement on top of it being, as you said, "patently false."
Even on some shit as silly as an iPhone vs android debate, a nigga will climb a tree to tell a lie lol wtf big dawg