Hell, that's probably true. But just because these two are selling the most doesn't mean that they are the bets.Let's keep it real here...when it comes to smartphone manufacturers it's a two-horse race...Apple and Samsung. The rest are just around to round out the market and provide niche options.
Hell, most of the stuff you say is opinionated, so...The only reason why y'all hate my Stannin is because Samsung is winning and I call people out with more factual information rather than opinionated stuff for the most part.
By the time your battery has degraded to a point where it's really bad, it's time to get a new phone anyway. Hell I could whip out my Original Note or my pop's old One X and still get through a day. And, if your battery does turn to sh*t, go to the manufacture.I'll say this again...I want no parts of a cellphone with a sealed battery. Battery life degradation over time is annoying as **** and it happens to ALL phones...but the ability to go to Amazon and order a new battery for $25 or even having one charged and waiting on deck to be used after the 1st battery dies is priceless. It's almost inexcusable to have a device with as many charge/discharge cycles as cellphones and not have a user replaceable battery, and don't give me that crap about it's too hard to design a sleek phone and have a removable cover cause Sammy has been doing it all this time.
Oh, and Samsungs sleek? I'm sorry, but Moto, LG, and HTC are putting out much sleeker and sexier devices than Samsung. When I think Samsung, I definitely do NOT think sleek.