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I will say, I have this phone. And I love it. I am not surprised by the glowing reviews for it. Best phone I've ever owned.

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Question: is it possible to clean it up and wipe out every single piece of Samsung software and have it run a clean, stock Android? The sole fact that this review has a dedicated "Software" section scares me.

You'll have to use a custom ROM for this.

And you'll lose the browser, which looks much better than the stock one, until Ice Cream Sandwich at least.

I'm glad to hear it's better than the SGS1 model (especially GPS). However, having been burnt once (I own the SGS1), I'm certainly not going to let it happen again. My next phone will not be a Samsung handset.

Same here. I'm not trusting rave reviews about samsung devices anymore. The SGS1 was praised in the exact same terms ("it's fast!"). Fool me once...

I got one to start doing Android dev properly and I concur. I still have my iPhone 4 but it's looking a little bit older now. It will take quite something from the iPhone 5 to make me consider upgrading again.

It's not better in battery life, audio quality, display resolution and sharpness, or the many ways that iOS is better (AirPlay, app selection AND quality), immediate OS updates, etc).

So there's still a good reason to choose iPhones.

App selection (and polish) is still the reason why I keep using an iPhone.

I agree with the app quality (or at least polish) - that's the most noticeable difference. As for other points, I really haven't noticed enough a drop in quality sufficient for me to have any problems with it (I've never used AirPlay so have no comment on that one).

1. Have you ever owned an iOS device?

2. If answer of 1. is yes the how do you find the touch interface of S2 and android devices in general? (I find it broken).

I have an HTC Droid Incredible, and I find the touch interface as good as, if not better than the iPhone. Everything works exactly as I'd expect it to, and there isn't any lag while dragging or scrolling.

i find the overall UI experience not as consistent and thought out on android, but its still very good. That said the screen, speed, weight & size of the S2 are amazing!

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