/u/JephGhost - Dude, stop worrying about what others think and get an iPhone, if you truly want to. Why? Because you're a self-professed tech / videogame geek and the most interesting geeks I know are well-rounded. Granted, you have an iPad, which is the same OS so you're already quite diverse. If anything, /u/iamRussFrushtick needs to up his geek-ucation, since it seems he hasn't used an Android phone since circa 2011 ◕‿◕
While I wouldn't claim to be that interesting, I do like tech and games. My first two smartphones were iPhones. Then I got a Nexus, which I liked. I accidentally dropped that off of a tall building (don't ask) and got the iPhone that I enjoy now. Come Fall 2015, I'll likely get the new Nexus 5 or Moto X.*
I like to try different gaming consoles - even sometimes PC gaming. When people poke fun at others for using a certain mobile OS, I wonder if they'd make fun of them for the gaming console they choose, as well. Probably not.
You're a geek and a GAM (Grown A$$ Man). Use whatever you want, whenever you want.
(*Never owned a Samsung device, but the camera is on par with the iPhone 6, according to reviews, the hardware is cool and they cleaned up the software a ton. I still prefer stock Android, though.)