Battle of the Smartphones: the iPhone 5 vs. the Galaxy S4

It's that time of (every 2) year(s) again. My contract is up with AT&T and I get to get a new phone and renew! For now (and probably forever since we've been grandfathered into unlimited data), I am on my parents phone plan. I honestly do not have the funds to have my own phone contract, and it's not that much for my line to be on their bill. Thanks mom and dad. YOLO.

Now, I am a HUGE Apple fan. It's probably because I am in advertising and I love strong brands and analyzing what makes them succeed. I mean, Steve Jobs introduced the iPad (which really had no purpose - laptops and smartphones are quite sufficient) and he created some kind of desire in society to shell out roughly $500/piece and it became a smashing success! You don't see that happen every day, folks.

Lately though, my iPhone 4s has been a PIECE. OF. CRAP. It sucks. But really - it's always freezing and not working properly. I get texts 20 minutes after they've been sent to me, and everything is running incredibly slow. I am getting SOOO fed up with it! Essentially, I feel like if I end up getting the iPhone 5, the same things will happen.

 I mean, this picture doesn't even compare. The Galaxy is the clear winner!

So, what phone would be an alternative to the iPhone 5? Enter the Samsung Galaxy S4. First of all, the display is BEAUTIFUL. The screen is so pretty and big and has much better resolution. I have looked at a lot of sites and I feel like the Galaxy has better performance, as well. Sometimes, I tend to be rougher on my phones, and I think the Galaxy is more durable. I just feel like it would be an overall better choice for me to make if I got the S4 instead of the iPhone.

But I love the Apple brand! And I am comfortable using the iPhone. And most of my friends have iPhones and iMessaging is great. But I also feel like the Galaxy is the better phone. Plus I do enjoy its commercials - The next best thing is already here.

I'm completely torn! And I need to make a decision PRONTO, before my current iPhone falls apart on me.

<3, Charlotte