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Originally Posted by CubicleGeek
Android devices are terrible at backwards and forwards compatibility. Do not be surprised if within a couple of years your device is not supported by whatever sweet treat named major OS release they come out with (the next one is Kit Kat I believe?). Additionally, do not be surprised if some app you use regularly that is no longer being supported by the dev, will not work on OS upgrade or upgrading to new device.
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If he doesn't already have an opinion on which smartphone to buy, chances are he will never know/notice what release of Android he's on. Google is circumventing fragmentation by separating new features from the OS upgrades, allowing them to be installed on older version phones. Very few apps have compatibility issues with anything but the oldest versions of Android, and I'd challenge you to find a typical user who could even tell you what flavor of dessert he's got on his phone.
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Android is also rife with security problems which preclude it from being a platform of choice for most enterprise. The closed nature of Apple, in many ways protects that from happening. (i.e. Androids have been known to be compromised by releasing fake versions of apps which turn out to be trojan horses - this will likely never happen with the oversight of the Apple App store).
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To call Android "rife with security problems" is unbelievably false. The vast majority of the virus/trojan issues that the media loves to scare people with are overseas, and an even greater percentage (nearly all of them) are from sideloaded apps from outside the Play Store. The average Joe is not going to download a virus while trying to get Angry Birds. Its the guy trying to pirate it by sideloading an .apk file from some Russian Warez site that's in trouble.
I'd agree with previous posters saying to hit a store and check out the options. They all have their pros and cons. If the company is paying, don't skimp and go with a low end one. Certainly don't worry about Android being some dangerous wild west of smartphones where anything goes. That's a gross mischaracterization of how mature the platform is at this point.