Which device to go for? iPhone 5/Galaxy S4/Other

[Andro]

I am planning to buy new device. Features can be less but no compromise in battery life. Which one will be better iPhone 5 or Galaxy s4? I have compared both devices with some sites, iPhone 5 has 8MP camera while S4 has 13MP. Front camera has also same thing. I don't really care but i want a good product, so i will not feel bad after buying it. Never used iOS but used Android before. Friends saying iOS has same features that Android has only we can't customise the home screen which doesn't matter for me. I can wait for iPhone 5S if its really worth.
I have seen the Galaxy S4 thread, where a member got damaged one and samsung not hearing him. So fearing to get that product for myself.

So give your suggestions guys.

 

[dupree]

I also wonder why they force you to enter your card details to download even free apps...

No you dont have to enter your card details. I have never entered any card details nor do i enter while downloading any free apps.

 

[mhsabir]

Oh yeah?

 

[Sushubh]

from what i remember, you can create an Apple id on the apple.com website and skip the requirement to have a card. it might not be possible to skip this screen on the phone itself.

 

[mhsabir]

I guess you can try creating an account using itunes or whatever & then use that to login instead. But creating first time through the phone - It sort of forces you to enter. Ridiculous to say the least.

 

[Jonas]

I vote for Other!

 

[dupree]

from what i remember, you can create an Apple id on the apple.com website and skip the requirement to have a card. it might not be possible to skip this screen on the phone itself.

Exactly. I created my id from the website.

 

[Sushubh]

One of the many things that is quite annoying really. You still cannot get around the need to use iTunes for a lot of tasks.

 

[mhsabir]

I mean its funny that it is cannot be bypassed on the phone itself. You seriously expect a user who has just bought a phone & trying to set it up to rush to a PC and do the run-around to bypass this step

 

[Sushubh]

To be fair, majority of customers of the iPhone have owned an iPhone in the past. The problem is restricted to a very small user base. Good thing with Android devices is that Google asks you to login using your Google account at the time of device setup. And more people are likely to have a Google account than an Apple account. If you had an Apple account already, you would not have to go through the hassle in the first place.

 

[mhsabir]

Well, I can understand asking to creating an Apple, gmail, blackberry, outlook accounts. But credit card? With no bypass?
So why force on new Apple users this hassle.