&gt; <i>Iphones, which seem to get bigger, heavier, more expensive, and more complicated with every release, not to mention a complete lack of customization and control, are obviously off the table.</i><p>There are excellent reasons to not choose iPhone, but this one warrants a click on the back button.<p>Other than the iPhone 6 upgrade (the smaller one has a screen size of 4.7&quot;, the same as the phone the author ended up picking), they&#x27;ve been getting smaller, lighter, and thinner every release. (At the expense of using the space to increase battery life, which is what I&#x27;d really like to see improved.) There has been zero increase in cost since the first release. Complexity could be an open question, but after using iOS and Android, I&#x27;ve found iOS slightly more intuitive than Android, which is still too rough.<p>Lack of customization and control are good reasons, but the first bit is bafflingly misinformed.