A [Hopefully] Useful iPhone 6 Comparison

I've seen a few articles out there on the iPhone 6 and it's competitors. Frankly, I feel they've been lacking as they list specs which are in general not useful to consumers in making decisions.
Do authors actually believe average consumers will make a buying choice based on CPU frequency or some such? At any rate in this post I will pit the iPhone 6 against its alternatives in what I believe are features consumers should actually care about.
First context: You're a consumer that is thinking about upgrading and has a:

1. iPhone X
2. Android X
3. Some other phone

and is looking for a flagship-class phone. If you're looking for a specific feature like super long battery life or a certain size then you should narrow your search to phones with similar features.
Legend:

Win

Loss

Default

Draw

	iPhone 6	HTC One M8	Moto X 2014	Sansung Galaxy S5	Any Windows Phone	Nexus 5
OS	iOS	Android	Android	Android	Windows Phone X	Android
App Ecosystem	Apple App Store	Google	Google	Google	Windows Phone X	Google
Screen Size	4.7"	5"	5.2"	5.1"	...	5"
Price (Storage in GB) in USD	800(64) 900(128) **	700(32)	500 (32***)	650(32)	...	400(32)
ScreenSize(inches)/Weight(oz)	1.07	0.886	1.02	0.998	...	1.08
BatterySize(mAh)/Weight(oz)	397	460	453	548	...	501
Dedicated Fitness Chip	Yes	No	No	No	...	No
Body Design (not aesthetics)	Rounded Edges are design wins!	?	?	?	...	No
General Availability Date ****	2014 Oct	2014 Q2	2014 xmas	2014 Q1	...	2014 Q1
Motivated to update phone software	Motivated	No	No	No	Motivated	Motivated

** using contract price + 400$. Note that apple doesn't have a 32GB model. Why? Because they likely know as I do that 16GB is too small and ppl will then be forced to buy the bigger version.
*** it's unclear which one (16 or 32 GB) will be 500 but we'll give them the benny of the doubt.
**** Approx date you can actually buy the device. I'm looking at you moto 360!

Explanation:

1. OS - iOS has a better UI and snappier(tm) responsiveness than Android. Android has made leaps of late but Apple is still king here. It's worth noting that Windows Phone has great responsiveness but this is likely more to do with the metro UI being easy to draw in hardware than Android or iOS.
2. App Ecosystem - Apple may have a better ecosystem but they're pretty close ATM
3. Screen Size - Apple has made, I think, an error here. Consumers have loudly said they want 5 or 5.5 inch phones. I can definitely say that ppl will buy based on size alone.
4. Screen Size / Weight - no real winner here; they are all within 5-10%
5. Battery Size / Weight - as with the above not particularly useful without real-world bat life stats.
6. Dedicated Fitness Chip - This is probably unsung or maybe "undersung" but this has the potential to give huge bat savings and I think will be a key feature in phones from now on.
7. Body Design (not aesthetics) - The rounded edges are great functionally. I have a Nexus 5 and it's constantly getting caught.
8. Motivated to update phone software - Apple, MS and Google make money from consumers after they buy hardware so they are motivated to fix bugs and add features. OEMs and carriers in general have a strong overall *disinsentive* to make any changes. This is a very important part of selecting a phone, IHMO.

Misc:

1. At this time one can't recommend any Windows Phone because of the lack of an app ecosystem. Sorry!
2. Camera - I suggest reading the specific reviews if this really makes a difference to you. I'm not qualified to make a call on this nor do I actually care about the quality since the quality of cameras on all these phones is good enough for most casual users (sorry!).
3. Battery Life/Weight/Size - But for the screen, the size and weight of the phone is largely determined by the battery. Obviously if you have a bigger battery your phone will be bigger and weigh more. Does this necessarily mean better battery life? Not always. If the iPhone 6 can deliver the same or better bat life with a smaller bat than this is a clear win. This remains to be seen and so is omitted.
4. Mobile Payments(NFC) - I will be detailing in another post why Mobile Payments don't actually matter now but will be a pivotal battleground in the future.
5. Why didn't you include [phone x] - Likely it's either not that popular or compares better with the 6+. If you think I've missed one please comment. Thanks!

Things are essentially the same for all these phones and should be ignored:

1. Memory - For android phones this makes a difference and one should buy an Android with the most mem they can - it will make a difference in app and overall phone speed. However for Apple phones developers will likely optimize their apps to run on all the versions of Apple's phones and so this will not matter.
2. CPU speed/architecture/etc - They are all the same from most casual users' perspectives.
3. Pixels Per Inch(PPI) - The human eye can't detect more than 330 or so and these are all at or above that.
4. 16GB phones - *No one* should buy one that has less than 32GB. Models with 16GB are omitted.
5. "contract" prices - Please don't buy a phone on contract. You will be paying for the phone anyhow through higher fees and lock-in and you will be contributing to the current oligopoly. Thanks!

Recommendation? I had thought that apple would again leap frog the competition and create a phone that you had to have. I'm actually surprised that it's this close. Ultimately I think since the competition is so close it will be your personal tastes that are the deciding factor - there is no clear winner but for the following categories:

• Apple Fanboy - 6+ not the 6
• Cost Conscious - Nexus 5

I'd love it if someone did this for the iPhone 6+... any takers?