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Hi, Manoj. I have the new iPad and an iPhone, as well as an Android phone and an Android tablet. If I were in your shoes, I would take the iPad out of the equation.

It's true that you'll be able to share many application purchases between an iPhone and your iPad, but I've found that the only application I want to share (such as Evernote) are free and available for both iOS and Android. The applications that I cannot share (such as games made specifically for the iPad), I don't want to share anyway—I bought them specifically because I appreciate the extra screen real estate of the iPad and have no desire to play the same game on a tiny screen.

At the end of the day, I use my iPhone for:
* phone calls
* directions
* Yelp (or similar)
* camera
* Pandora/Spotify in the car

I use my iPad for:
* reading
* playing games
* iPhoto
* sketching
* mind-mapping
* outlining, research, writing

As you can see, there isn't really a lot of cross-over. So, in answer to your question, while it really depends on what you do with your device, in general, no, I don't think that buying an iPhone will render your iPad useless.

I hope that helps.

I have the new iPad and the Galaxy Nexus with JB and also an iPhone 4S.

Like "bleepnik" says i pretty much follow the same lines for i use my iPad and my phones for. i have all the same apps on both my phones and they are almost interchangeable to me. now the iPad is something that i use every day and grab for all the time. i have found that i use the iPad more than i do either phone.

the phones come in handy for quick searches, texting and phone calls and some GPS. the iPad i use it for everything else.

as for which phone to pick the plus with the iPhone is that all if not most of the apps you have you will will be able to use on the phone and any media like movies and TV shows an books you will be able to use on the phone. Also the iPhone is updated once a year where android phones there is always a newer and better one around the corner.

I like the customizability of the Android OS, i like the different keyboards and skins and even the version of the OS i can install. i think the Galaxy Nexus lets make the phone more unique and custom to me and the iPhone you just can't get that type of customization.

in the end i say go to your carriers store and look at the phones. pick them up, play with them and see if you like the feel. take a picture with the cameras and play with the devices to make sure you like what you are seeing and pick the one that feel best for you.

Personally i would go Nexus again if i had tho choose again. i like the stock android and the fact that i will have the latest OS when its released to me is a Plus. with the S3 and the Samsung skin and the Samsung application like S Voice i worry that we won't see timely updates to the newest version of the Android OS. ICS has been out about a year now i believe and less than 15% of the phones have the OS. you even see new phone still being sold Gingerbread.