I recently was given an iPhone8 running Apple's iOS mobile operating system - do you use one?
Nope I'm an Andriod person. The phones are so much cheaper and I think easier to use!
The interface for the iPhone is built around the multi-touch screen with virtual keyboard -is the Android different?
Not really... I think the two operating systems are the same. 
It seems Google has also developed Android TV, Android Auto and Android 
They did. Google has developed a lot of things. They even started the company that made Pokemon Go!
email, browse the web, send and receive text messages, record notes, perform mathematical calculations, and receive visual voicemail. Shooting video also became a standard feature with the iPhone 3GS. Other functionality, such as video games, reference works, and social networking, can be enabled by downloading mobile apps. , Apple's App Store contained more than 2.2 million applications available for the iPhone.
Apple has released twelve generations of iPhone models, each accompanied by one of the twelve major releases of the iOS operating system
IPhone
iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. All generations of the iPhone use Apple's iOS mobile operating system software. The first-generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007, and multiple new hardware iterations with new iOS releases have been released since.
The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard. The iPhone has Wi-Fi and can connect to cellular networks. An iPhone can take photos, play music, send and receive