[citation][nom]frombehind[/nom]Am I the only one one here that would rather see more raw performance? In 4 years I want to be playing crysis 4 in full 4k resolution at 120 FPS, or hell, maybe even in Full virtual reality... Instead of counting the megabytes of my capped data plan imbedded into my 5th generation core i7 tablet, and wondering if I really can stream another movie from netflix, without incurring a 20 dollar "fee"[/citation]
I hear you on the data charges. I work for T-Mobile so I know full well that customer's are not big fans of additional fees. That is why they have the unlimited plans where you get a cap, and once you go over, they simply throttle down your service instead of allowing you to incur additional charges. So that's food for though.
On the flip side, the handheld market, as mature as some believe it to be, is actually rather young in comparison. Give it time. These services gradually drop in price as time goes on, unless they release a newer service like say 5 G, etc. etc. Then the prices remain the same if you so choose to upgrade.
Overall though, it depends on what provider you go with.