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by tehwebguy 3134 days ago
Many (or most?) bundled iOS apps can be removed https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204221
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> Removing built-in iOS apps doesn't free up storage space on your device.

So it does the same as disabling them on Android.

The linked article was for iOS 10. iOS 11 deletes the apps properly: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208094
Hate to burst the bubble for you but Android has had this feature for a long, long time. I remember doing this on Android 4.3.