The final ridiculous comparison (for now) between phones (and many other things) is the styling. I will acknowledge that different design cues suggest different things about people: Seriousness, a business like manner, a relaxed easy-going outlook, avant-garde tendencies, traditionalism... Ok probably not traditionalism.
All things being equal in the quality of construction, durability and related matters, style is entirely the choice of the individual. It can only be of concern to the individual. And although it may be important to the individual, it must be secondary to functionality.
As an extension, I will go so far as to say that each operating system is in fact an extension of style. From the open variance and user-definability of android, to the rigidly enforced environments of iPhone and Windows (BlackBerry seems to be in between the two extremes, but leaning toward the conservative, pre-defined design ethic of the proprietary code), it is just different styles of presenting your information.** They are all beautiful in their way.
In a sea of devices, it is ridiculous to say "this is surely the best" without defining the user first; that is the only meaningful way to gauge which is best amongst so many wonderful examples.
** Reliable OSs are crucial. By experience, I can attest to Android and iPhone. I have not heard of a Windows phone giving anybody the BSOD. If you know of it happening, tell me about it. This all started because of reviews of the BlackBerry, which runs QNX. Of 10 reviews I watched, 2 hinted at some kind of glitch, but stopped short of actually saying it. Such hesitancy makes me suspicious. It is possible, of course, given how new the devices are. It should be noted, though, that if there are any bugs, they are likely to be addressed faster and more completely than other operating systems would be. QNX is still used as code in military, medical and other programming areas considered "mission critical."
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