Give the G Flex 2 some time on the market to see if there are any issues in actual use by real people. I've not seen it in person but will endeavor get ahold of one in the next couple of months to test for a few days to give you a real opinion.

If you're on Verizon, I still love the Droid Turbo.

It's interesting that you're getting crap touch latency with iOS. For years it was one of the biggest advantages Apple's OS had over Android.

What carrier are you on? That makes a big difference in terms of your options.

I'm on Sprint. No choice where I live in Calabasas. Verizon is actually worse.

Hello zerodeefex,

I would like to try Android. Have been on the Apple system for the last 8 years but would like to try something new. Feeling left behind not knowing how to use an Android phone.

Bought a Red Rice 2 recently from Xiaomi, truly disappointed - applications and the OS is slow. Click... and wait. Scroll... and wait. Are all androids like this?

Is there something good in the similar price range? Red Rice retails for around $120, no contract.

Other priorities: good to have 4G. in Hong Kong, Not super price sensitive but would prefer something that has a higher resell revalue, considering that I may sell it quick if I can't stand it.

I replaced my phone every year since iPhone 3G. In general I try my best not to drop phones. am on iPhone 6 currently. If the phone can play good music that would be awesome...

Thanks and have a safe trip

I am waiting for project ara as well, but it was too late for me to keep dealing with slowness and battery issues with my previous phone. I'll keep checking on it as I do like the modular phone concept.

New HTC One (M9) due in a couple weeks (March 1st). Interested to see what they do with it. I like Sense and HTC in general, both smartphones I've had are HTC. If I go for a spendy phone after researching all these offbrands and such it will have to hit all the marks. Wireless charging (not present on M8), fantastic screen, XLTE, min 3000 mah battery, and reasonably good speaker. Apparently the camera is a big focus, which would be nice since my best camera is still my very old Canon P+S.

As I mentioned, this is a make or break year for MWC so expect to see some awesome new devices this year. The M9 vs S6 will be one hell of a battle. I'm also curious to see what Sony does with the Z4 (or if they will even release the device). Stay tuned and I'll have post show impressions from some trusted sources.

Zerodeefex, thank you for the tip.

I like the 4S as it still runs smoothly. One of my best friends has told me that the 5S is basically the best iPhone that is still compact enough and does everything you need it to do.

If costs remain an issue for me I consider keeping the 4S as a sim-only phone. I can switch to Android with ease but build quality and bloat ware are things I keep an eye on.

I have a love-hate relationship with smartphones. Nowadays I deal with people who prefer chatting over actual face-to-face conversations regarding important matters. So often people hide behind their screens and I do not want to become one of them. The smartphone rudeness is almost being accepted by some seniors nowadays.

Anti-tech/smartphone sentiment is a really common theme these days, believe it or not. I totally understand your perspective. In fact, I know of a large company whose entire wearables strategy is to limit the amount of downtime people have due to their smartphone during dinner and when engaging other people.

My advice is generally to not buy new devices if you're happy with your existing device. You'll get stuck in an upgrade loop. In your shoes, I'd seriously consider buying a tablet and during the buyer's remorse/return period, turn off data on your iPhone 4S and see if you like the idea of a phone only device and a tablet. If it works for you for a couple of weeks, you know that might be a good path.

I'm on Sprint. No choice where I live in Calabasas. Verizon is actually worse.

You're fucked. Wait for MWC and see the fallout. G Flex 2 Korean version would be considered unusable for someone coming from an iPhone. General system latency is really high for no good reason during some tasks. TBD if this is a problem with the US units.

Oh yeah, I've read about Project Ara.
Not sure when it will be available but I definitely will try to secure a couple of them mod devices just to play around.