I use both Apple devices (iPad, iPhone, Mac) and a Chromebook, and whilst there are plenty of areas where I feel they're pretty evenly-matched for usability, one area IMO sees Apple way out in front:

Entering accented characters.

Chromebook: Type Ctrl-Shift-U, then the Unicode code for the character (because I always have that table at hand).
Apple: Hold down the basic character (a, e, etc) to get the popup list, then type the number next to the accent you want.

Must try harder, Google?