The iPhone is just flat out a better phone. Its amazing how WP8 users bury their heads in the sand and act as though apps mean nothing. Apps are designed to make life easier, and there are some terrific apps available for every aspect of like, unfortunately no one is making them for WP8.
IPhone 5:
Great apps
Google Maps
Great Media integration
Decent battery life
Great ecosystem
Great form factor
Outstanding Marketing Strategy
"Its amazing how WP8 users bury their heads in the sand and act as though apps mean nothing."
Says the guy who just cited "Outstanding Marketing Strategy" as a reason to get a phone. You mean if Apple introduced a new iBrick tomorrow, you'd buy it just because they know how to market it?
I never got the apps argument. There are times where I have really felt the need for an app or two on my phone but it hasn't really prevented me from getting anything done. Sure, I don't have the latest new game from Disney or the ability to apply the vomit filter on my photos but I don't really care for it either...what I'm trying to tell you is that after a certain point, apps don't matter. I've used the iPhone until the 3GS and played with most apps out there (heck, I spent hours looking up cool apps to put on my phone and then jailbreak it and do all sorts of stuff with it [being a teenager can be weird at times]) and most of them are just there. The point is, as long as you have a phone that acts the way you want it to, apps don't really do anything.
That said, WP ships out with more quality apps and native features than iOS so I've never really felt the need for vomit filtering my photos anyway. Also, Google Maps - uh, really? Why? Didn't you guys JUST get it? After being saddled with Apple's native "map app"? And isn't that REALLY a GOOGLE product? Yeah...buy Apple so you can use stuff from Google. Just like how Apple tells me to buy a Mac so I can run Windows on it. Not to mention, Nokia does more than a great job at providing mapping services to the platform so no, thank you.
As for media integration/better ecosystem - that depends on what you use. If your daddy bought you an iPad to complement your MacBook then yes, the iPhone does serve you better but for me, no, keep it and the nightmare that is iTunes away from me.
And "great form factor/decent battery life" make you look like the one buried with his/her head in the sand.
Not bashing Apple or the iPhone. It is a beautiful product by an incredible company but to treat it like it is the pinnacle of achievement for mobile devices is really taking it too far. If it works for you then more power to you but don't tell me that I have my head buried in the sand when I choose something that works better for me.