I would say the only one that can make that decision is you. I wish it were affordable to keep two phones, because they both have merits and drawbacks. I have an iPhone 4S and have been debating what to do when I become eligible for a new phone in two weeks. I'll likely wait to see what the next iPhone has in store for us, but have been leaning towards Android and either the GS4 or HTC One. I'll miss things like iMessage and easy syncing with iTunes, but there are alternatives for both of those things. It's the same way I felt when I left my BlackBerry behind for the iPhone....I was worried about giving up BBM. I think you should consider what you've missed about iOS for the past two weeks and decide if you can live without those features permanently. Do the benefits of an open OS outweigh those things for you? Nobody else can really tell you that.
Go for the S4. More value for money. iPhone 5 is cool, but the S4 is much more compelling, has more features, bigger screen, more options, ...
I'm trying to decide between the S4 and HTC One myself... what size S4 do you have? I'm struggling with the fact that the S4 on T-Mobile really only comes with about 8 GB of internal storage which isn't much for apps. I love the camera's features on the S4!
i'd say stay with the GS4 more fun
I have the Verizon 16gb model. I still have about 5gh left after installing all the apps I wanted. I don't mind the missing memory.
Yes. Thanks.so you are asking a bunch of strangers which phone is best for you?
Not yet, busy with the kids this morning. I'll do that though. It'll be easier to see what I like more on paper. I do want to get rid of one of the phones though. They're worth too much to just sit on 2.
Try also thinking about this from the future perspective. I mean how much has android improved and innovated in the past 2 years compared to iOS change in 2 years? Android has become really fluent, cool, customizable (always been though
) iOS hasn't really changed to be honest. I think we will see really cool features with next android (4.3) so I bet you would feel bummed if you choose iphone 5, iOS7 will propably be disappointing (maybe not as much as iOS6)
You'll be surprised, 8 gigs is plenty for apps. App sizes are comparatively small as opposed to ios and all your big GB downloads for games saves to your SD card and not your phones internal storage. Hell, you'll be hard pressed to find any app over 150mb in size.
Maybe listing the different ways each is better and worse than the other here, or even just in your head, will get you to the conclusion you are seeking. I know people that loved many things about the S4 over the 5, yet iMessage is what kept them with iOS. Yes, iMessage outweighed everything else they thought was better about the S4. I find that sitting down and making a list, as silly as that sounds, can sometimes be helpful in making a decision like this.
Slightly off topic but dropbox app might be a suitable app for you to automatically send photos to your macbook.Try also thinking about this from the future perspective. I mean how much has android improved and innovated in the past 2 years compared to iOS change in 2 years? Android has become really fluent, cool, customizable (always been though
I was serious iOS fan, had iphone 4 and 4S. I changed to galaxy s4 2 weeks ago and haven't missed anything (except tap the clock for top and photostreaming to my macbook. I love my s4 ( & android). So yes, I would say go with s4, it will pay off in the long run (especially in the future).
The next android version will propably be really cool and iOS7...well..propably not that cool except some visual improvements (flatter design). The iphone 5 is a really good phone too but keep the s4.
Working on it right now. I think I'm going to take back the s4 and use the iphone 5 for now. It'll reset my upgrade eligibility so I can get something else whenever I want with no restocking fees since I bought it at best buy. Maybe buy whatever the next best android thing is. Maybe the htc one if it comes to Verizon. Maybe the note 3. Maybe the iphone 5s (...name is unknown for sure, obviously).
