Wanting to find a better alternative than an iPod/iPhone?

My friend suggested to me that I could get a non-contracted Android phone to use for music, video recording/taking pictures, and going on the internet purposes. I find that the iphone and ipod go bad quickly, battery dies quicker over time, iOS and apps run slow too. Is there an Android phone there I could get that has decent megapixel quality, can go on apps like Facebook, Youtube and TextPlus, and can store/play music?

Wouldn't be looking for a massive sized phone like the new Galaxy phones, something along the size of just an iPod 4th gen as it's a convenient size AND one that can take a Lifeproof or Otterbox case to protect it.

You won't find anything better then an iphone because their hardware is the best. There are cheaper alternatives though if thats what you want.

As far as megapixels, those are somewhat meaningless today because they are all high enough where the human eye can't tell a difference.