I've decided to go with the iPhone 5. I've played around with the droid phones and there are advantages to them, but they do not seem to outweigh the disadvantages of switching away. The thing that was most significant for me was simply usability. I picked up a Galaxy S3 and the thing took a while to figure out how to use. Settings were not located in intuitive places and controls were not easy to understand. While I was able to get the hang of it within a few minutes, I'm really not looking for a PC experience on my phone. I don't spend time fiddling with my phone, it just lives in my pocket and I want it to work when I need it without any fuss. The S3 and similarly sized windows phones are also just too large. I really like the larger screens, but I think I would get annoyed having something so bulky in my pocket. I'm actually very surprised by how noticeable the reduced weight on the iPhone 5 is. I expected it to be not distinguishable, but after holding the 5, my current 4 feels like a paperweight.

That said, I'm not going to buy the 5 until the Google Maps app is available. Even ignoring the heavily publicized issues with the new Apple maps system, the thing doesn't look as good as the old Google maps version and there's (obviously) no Streetview. Since the maps app is one of my most used utilities, I'm not going to shift phones until I can retain access to Google.