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@bubblecup118: But every single flagship smartphone in the market right now has at least a 4.5 inch display, which IS this average-sized phone now. If I held a 720x1280, 4.5in phone and a 1080x1920, 4.5in side-by-side, anyone with a decent pair of eyes would be able to differentiate the better screen. Double the resolution is a huge difference, even on small displays. And the current top 10 phones this year that have 1080p displays also have relatively close and high ppi counts (430-460ppi), so your second assumption doesn't matter. Are you sure you're not getting resolution and ppi mixed up?

Have you ever used a 1080p phone for more than 5 minutes? My iPhone5's display can't even hold half a candle to my HTC One or Nexus 5 (regardless of saturation, contrast, and other color reproduction factors), and my eyes aren't even that great to begin with.

[quote=Yumtoast]This is what I thought at first, but the difference between 720p and 1080p on a 4.5+ inch phone display is clear as day. It's such a significant difference that there is absolutely no way my next smartphone will be below 1080x1920. I seriously don't care about the extra battery drain; it's well worth the gorgeous display.

OT: The G2 has monster specs, but I personally dislike the build quality; the fingerprint magnet, cheap plastic back is a real killer. The iPhone5S is a great phone in terms of build quality and performance, but you miss out on great Android apps and features (though the App Store is much less fragmented than the GPlay Store). The S4 is a great phone as well as long as you plan to not use the default Touchwiz skin, but the Note 3 is a better choice in terms of future-proof-ness and build quality.[/quote]

It depends on your screen size. But for an average size phone anything beyond 1080p , you won't be able to tell a difference.

It depends on your PPI

Personally, iphone is better than android. Idk how to explain it, but it feels better.

I think you should ask yourself; what do you want from a phone?
Music?
Games?
Customization?
Simplicity?
Camera?
Videos?
Etc?

This is because the type of phone depends on the person.

[quote=Gmayn]Why do so many people dislike Apple products? You can't deny their quality.[/quote]
Bandwagon hate combined with the fact that all the popular kids at school blindly buy into iPhones and Macbooks because it's the hip thing to have.

Apple products are actually quite nice, and I'd consider buying a rMBP if it wasn't so expensive.

Why do so many people dislike Apple products? You can't deny their quality.

[quote=bubblecup118]Having such a high resolution on a phone is a gimmick and completely useless. After a certain amount of PPI. any extra pixels are pretty useless as the different is so low.

Also more pixel means more power and battery juice needed to run it.

What next? 4k on a phone. It's just a gimmick.[/quote]
This is what I thought at first, but the difference between 720p and 1080p on a 4.5+ inch phone display is clear as day. It's such a significant difference that there is absolutely no way my next smartphone will be below 1080x1920. I seriously don't care about the extra battery drain; it's well worth the gorgeous display.

OT: The G2 has monster specs, but I personally dislike the build quality; the fingerprint magnet, cheap plastic back is a real killer. The iPhone5S is a great phone in terms of build quality and performance, but you miss out on great Android apps and features (though the App Store is much less fragmented than the GPlay Store). The S4 is a great phone as well as long as you plan to not use the default Touchwiz skin, but the Note 3 is a better choice in terms of future-proof-ness and build quality.

G2 has to be the best choice of the three. As the G2 is like a better alternative to the Nexus 5...oh man it's a beautiful phone. Not minding the Interface, I think you'll like the phone a lot more especially the display and camera you'll get from it.

[quote=IGotModded]wait for the oppo find 7
2K screen FTW[/quote]

Having such a high resolution on a phone is a gimmick and completely useless. After a certain amount of PPI. any extra pixels are pretty useless as the different is so low.

Also more pixel means more power and battery juice needed to run it.

What next? 4k on a phone. It's just a gimmick.

Iphone 5s is better if you are like Gucci and Versace

All those other phone if you want a phone that can do work

[quote=MyOracle]look it up... or go to the store and try them out lol[/quote]

I did look it up online but there cant be any harm in getting a survey out. Secondly im going to a verizon store tomorrow after i finish my finals tomorrow

wait for the oppo find 7
2K screen FTW

[quote=telllos]Ok everyone thanks for your inputs but can i get a list of pro's and cons for each top phone on the market as of right now in Verizon? Thanks so much ^.^[/quote]

look it up... or go to the store and try them out lol

LG G2 has the best processor and pretty nifty features.
Just sayin.

Perhaps the Nexus 5 has a better processor since it's also technically made by LG?

Ok everyone thanks for your inputs but can i get a list of pro's and cons for each top phone on the market as of right now in Verizon? Thanks so much ^.^

iPhone if you want simplicity and streamlined process. iPhone is a good camera so I hear. My Nexus 5 (is like the LG2?) has cool customization but not impressed by the build quality, sound or camera capability but it is unlocked

If you want a phone that works great out of the box without customization and have a great user experience then get the iPhone 5s.
If you want a phone with a huge screen, lots of customization, and don't mind the fragmentation of android then get a galaxy s4, HTC one or w/e

anything but iphone

welcome!