It seems like everyone has a smartphone these days. As more and more people rely on things like the Internet and GPS it makes sense to have this kind of technology with us where ever we go. The king of all smartphones has to be the Apple iPhone. Apple never stop trying to improve this phone with a new version coming out every few months, the latest one being the iPhone 5. It would seem that Apple will remain the king of smartphones for a while yet.

While it’s true that there are many more challengers to Apple’s crown than there once was, none of them seem to capture the cool factor that’s associated with the iPhone. The Samsung galaxy is one of the iPhone’s main contenders and is a pretty decent phone. It has the Google Android operating system and has just about all the features of an iPhone as well as some more exclusive to Android.

What it doesn’t have is an Apple logo on the back which is a major selling point for many people. It seems crazy that so many people don’t even care about the features of the iPhone and just want it for the cool factor! Apple really have done a great marketing campaign and it’s something the competitors can’t compete with.

Even if Samsung launched a new phone that had incredible functionality that was twice as good as the iPhone, many people would still choose the iPhone because it really is iconic and also a status symbol.

Because Apple are always launching new versions of the iPhone, it will always be possible to find a cheap iphone for sale on eBay or in your local paper. Many folks prefer to actually go for the older models instead of the very latest one simply because they are so much cheaper.

One thing is for certain the iPhone will be with us for a long time to come.