Apple has never been cutting edge with the iPhone, I don't get why people think they are going to start now. They were a year behind with both 3G and LTE. About they only thing they have been leading edge with is manufacturing and screens. The manufacturing tech the the 4 and even more so the 5 is way beyond what anyone else is doing. Until recently Apple was way way ahead in screen resolution. Apple relies and on an easy to use and reliable OS along with great integration with their other products to sell phones. They never have and never will go for the techy side. The market apple sells to is the large market, the techy side is a very very small portion of the market. They just tend to be very very loud as well.
For the record I am a techy guy, I just prefer the iPhone for a variety of reasons.
For the record I am a techy guy, I just prefer the iPhone for a variety of reasons.