Hi Brian, I see you're relatively new to iMore, so firstly, welcome!
Don't forget the iPhone 6 is rumoured to have a larger screen when it releases later this year.
I have a Note 3 (5.7" screen), HTC One (4.7" screen) and an iPhone 5 and if I want to read something long, I will use the Note. It's why I have the Note for work and the iPhone for personal use.
Saying that, the iPhone has a great screen and if I could only choose one phone to use from now on, it would be the iPhone every day of the week. Reading the same email on both devices isn't any different really, I just have to do a bit more scrolling on the iPhone. I had an iPhone way before I got my first Android phone and from my experience, even taking into account screen size, the iPhone wins by a country mile.
Of course, your mileage may vary.
04-19-2014 11:03 AM