Just got my first smartphone, iPhone 4S, coming from 6 years old nokia 6230i. IMHO it looks better than iPhone 5 . I don't need the latest and greatest. I've been using iPod touch so I'm familiar with iOS. The only thing that kept me away from smartphone was the monthly plan price. Straighttalk $45 plan eliminate that. I prefer apple to keep google maps but it's not a deal breaker since I don't use maps extensively.