I'll just leave this here....
Meh. This is mostly cherry picked info. I could make one from 1996 that says 'able to send text AND multimedia messages, can make phone calls.. etc".
I'm no fanboy for Apple by any stretch of the imagination, and (like ALL companies) they certainly have their failings. What they do very well (which the haters refuse to accept) is to churn out a consistent quality product. They're (relatively) glitch free, the OS just 'works' as do all their add ons and ancillaries. The reason for that is they spend a fortune on R&D, and they're almost unique in their sector in the way they go about selecting and approving their hardware and software partners so as to make sure that they also 'just work'. They do this for everything, Macbook, iPad, iPhone, Appstore etc. Anyone who's ever used an android and iphone for a period of time will tell you the quality of the apps available on the Appstore is MASSIVELY higher than whats available on Play. Granted, their functionality is more limited because Apple like to keep key things within their control but what you do get is a quality, consistent product, likewise any of their hardware.
They also have slick marketing, and a good market share, which will always put off people who 'like to be different'. So what people do is wheel out the same old "it's too expensive", "all you're paying for is marketing", and "my phone could do that years ago", without understanding WHY apple do what they do, charge what they charge and are where they are.
I'd love it if my iPhone could do some of the things I know android can (location based app control, better bluetooth/WiFi functionality etc.) but I know it would come at a cost of quality/reliability. Although, my main reason for still being with Apple is because all my music is on iTunes and I'm too lazy to switch to something else haha.
That being said, when it's time to upgrade. I'll probably still go check out the new HTC and Samsung offerings (both good hardware suppliers), but I'll likely still buy the iPhone.