Part of it is psychological warfare. One of my relatives who works at a big MNC practically believes that iphone users have a certain "class" which is superior to the "class" of Android users.
For a proper HN comparison we’d need to do an IQ poll.
That quote suffers from the so-called 'selection' bias. The apple phone is more expensive, so it excludes a part of the lower earnings. That sort of negates any presumed point you try to make about anything.