As an Apple user, I gave up the extra stuff for less headaches. As an Android user, I keep costs down while retaining flexibility. I prefer to use my 6+ as my daily driver because I am buying into the entire Apple ecosystem. I feel like my 6+ was worth $. I had the 64 GB S6 Edge and it had great hardware, just shortcomings w/ software and battery capacity. The user experience is huge. I love tech, but a Moto G has less hiccups than Touchwiz. So specs don't matter as much. It took me a little to realize that because I used to be a spec sheet blowhard to the core. It's a big time brand overcharge, but you cannot go wrong. The average user doesn't like seeing 3 apps for the same function. Extensions can annoy people especially if they want to be on the go. That's why phones are personal preference. Apple is more popular in the US because of it's simplistic approach. Does it mean it's the best phone in terms of functionality? Nope, that would probably belong to Samsung since they have the coolest features to make the device do things your avg phone cannot do.
