Apples suck. I strongly dislike the snobby, expensive, proprietary attitude and the truth is they're introductory phones for people who don't know how to customize. The phone that is superior in most areas especially battery life is the Note 2:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...edPhoneId=6055
Yes, it's a 'phablet' as they say. I hear Samsung is releasing a smaller version this year.
...did I ever mention that I'm passionate about phones?