Originally Posted by
wrp96
You'll be surprised at how much you use the phone once you get it. My aunt resisted until late last year (still used a flip phone, no smart products at all, etc - you are more advanced with your ipod touch). Now, she uses it all the time and for things she never dreamed.
+1... Honestly, I think you'll start leaving the iPod behind. The iPhone does everything your iPod can do - music, apps, email - plus it makes phone calls and gets you internet connectivity wherever you go. There will be no reason for a duplicate device. My iPod Touch lives in my car now, permanently plugged in to my stereo. I bring it in the house and update it once or twice a year.
If you're already using 24 gigabytes, the 32GB is a no-brainer... if 64GB is a cheap upgrade, you might want to consider that, especially if you carry a lot of music with you or take a lot of pictures/videos.
Could you survive with a 4s or 5c to same some $$$? Yeah. But one is older and one is more cheaply made. The closer we get to the iPhone 6, the less of a good idea the 4s becomes. If I had to choose between one of the two, I'd take the 5c. The 4s doesn't even support LTE.
I would double-check the specifications on the 4s... most of the new 4s models being sold today are only 8GB with no options for larger capacities... part of their differentiation strategy I'm sure. You may need to go refurb if you want a 32GB 4s, and your carrier might not even offer it.
Originally Posted by
JetAirways77W
Don't get an iPhone. Apple's robbing you of money. Assuming you have Verizon, this is my recommendation for you.
Small phone: Motorola Droid Mini. 4.3 inch screen size, $29.99 with a 2 year contract, 16GB. No bloatware and all of the cool features on the Moto X. Qi Wireless Charging. Android 4.4 KitKat.
Medium phone: Motorola Moto X. 4.7 inch screen size, 1 cent with a 2 year contract, 16GB or $50.01 with a 2 year contract, 32GB. Curved back. Android 4.4.2 KitKat. (My phone!!!)
Large phone: Motorola Droid MAXX. 5.0 inch screen size, $99.99 with a 2 year contract, 32GB. Same features as the Moto X. Wireless Charging. Android 4.4.2 KitKat.
Phablet: Samsung Galaxy Note III. 5.7 inch screen size, $199.99 with a 2 year contract, 32GB. It's Samsung, so there's tons of bloatware, but Samsung provides a tool to remove it if you want. Android 4.4.2 KitKat.
I'm going to disagree. If this is OP's first foray into smartphones, no need to shake things up too drastically. If the iPhone will have a familiar interface because of OP's experience with the iPod touch, there's something to be said for that... and many people still find reasons to pay for iPhones (myself included, having converted from Android) because they do what they need to do with minimal fuss.