> The 5 also has 2GB more RAM, 200mAh more battery life, a 90hz screen with more contrast (1M:1 vs 100K:1 ratio), aluminum vs. plastic body, and Gorilla Glass 6

> The 5 also has 2GB more RAM, 200mAh more battery life, a 90hz screen with more contrast (1M:1 vs 100K:1 ratio), aluminum vs. plastic body, and Gorilla Glass 6 vs. 3. After a while of use, some of those (more RAM/battery/screen/body material) are not tangible changes you notice. But, yeah, am with you on needing separate devices for different networks and that maybe 5a might be the right value-for-money.