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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6368359" data-attributes="member: 8835">contracts are how you get an iPhone for $200 instead of $600+An unless buying the phone outright makes the monthly bill dramatically cheaper, saving $5/month is not significant.At least in my area, Spring and T-Mobile suck for coverage.  They are the wannabe contenders, and the only reason they have better rates is because their signal sucks.  I've seen people get messages or voicemail delivered hours or days late.get Verizon or AT&T or go Amish.For iPhone considerations:don't get the oldest model, get the newest.  They have a 3 year supported OS lifespan.  With the 6 about to come out, the iPhone 4s is at end of life, which means the latest patches won't be supported on it.Don't get the cheapest model, go up at least one size (to the $200 model).  Price = storage on iPhones, so don't be stingy.Just about any App you want on iPhone is on Android, except there's less risk of malware on iOS.  And every App a normal person would want on Android is on iPhone (often first).If you don't customize the inner bits of your PC, you aren't likely to need to customization bits of Android, the iPhone's "tightened" interface is sufficient for normal humans.your model will be "good" for 2 years (length of contract) and can be sold for half of what you paid for it under contract (buy at $200, sell at $100, spend towards new model)iOS updates will support for 3 yearsFor Android considerations:it's often cheaper, got a bigger screencustomizable if you're tech-saavymost support microSD for more storageworks just fine for getting things donesomebody will release a better model in 3 monthsAndroid updates seem to stop for a given model within a year or soTo me, the biggest concern about Android is Malware and needless complexity.  If you are helpless with fixing your PC, or worse, are always getting it infected, buy an iPhone.  Somebody like that justifying Android is like the village idiot trying to get everyone to run Ubuntu Linux.  It's not the right tool for everyone, even if the interface has gotten better.For Windows Mobile considerations:I hear some good things about the OSit's got the smallest slice of the marketI am not an Android fan.  I have an Android and an iPhone, and being an actual tech industry guy, I am competent to form an educated opinion.But don't sweat that.  Buy a newer model Android from Google or Samsung, or buy an Apple iPhone 6 next month.  That's the best advice you can get for hardware performance and longevity of support (plus resale value).or just get the cheapest model you can, but don't come whining about how weak it is.</blockquote>

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