answer:2 completely different devices designed to solve 2 different problems. Your boyfriend is probably not going to pay $30/mo for 2 year data contract (iPhone) so keep that in mind. If you don’t have a smartphone and want one, you’ll definitely want to wait until next month’s iPhone 5 announcement (if you’re leaning iOS). My suggestion: get the $199 Nexus 7 now, and then decide on a smartphone next month once you’ve determined that you’re willing to pay $720 in data costs over the next 2 years. You’ll also have the time to figure out what your preference is (iOS or Android). If you want to browse the internet and watch videos, you don’t need a $499 iPad. Note also that the smaller, cheaper iPad should also be announced next month. So if iOS is your thing, you could wait for that too rather than get the Nexus 7.