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See the "Criticism" section at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retina_Display[^] regarding pixel densities. All of those devices have overkill for image resolution.

A higher resolution camera does not necessarily mean a better user experience. Such things as lens quality, focus speed, ease of focus control, image stabilization, color performance, and more, matter too. I would rather 8 MP if than 13 MP if those are better, but obviously I'd want more resolution for pictures if those other factors are equal.

The other comments make sense, although most of those are not "key metrics" to me. And some key metrics, such as idle time batter life and call-time battery life are missing.

Apple clearly wins in the storage category by providing a 64 GB storage and 128 GB storage option. It does cost a lot though. For the way I use my phone, I need the higher storage capability. A typical user is probably okay with 32 GB.

So, I don't think it fair to call it "a generation behind." Some of the features of the Apple phone are better than their competitors, and visa versa. Apple also provides some features the other phone's don't provide at all, and the reverse is also true for that. Each manufacturer makes a different set of tradeoffs.

A small set of numbers doesn't always tell the whole story. I'm going to wait for more in-depth user-experience reviews before I upgrade my phone.
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