4s or s2?

[grove rat]

okay, i know i am eating my own words by saying i would never go contract... but this old tired & true iphone 3g is getting to show it's age. it's time for an upgrade! now one thing that i am certain about is that i am going to stay with att due to how much i pay, so switching carriers is out of the question

i like the 4s because i really like my iphone and have used my friends 4s several times and it was what i expected. ...but i must admit the having to pay for apps and itunes is kid of annoying. especially when i dont have a computer of my own(using friends itunes account)

when it comes to the s2 i have been impressed with what i have seen but am still skeptical due to my horrible experience with my htc hero with sprint a couple years ago. i know the htc hero came preloaded with a BUNCH of bullshit apps/programs that i never used. after reading online i heard if you ''rooted'' the phone you could clean all of it out and it ran a bit better. sounds easy enough but i don't have a comp at home or the elite haxorz skills to do that. can the same be said about the s2? is it gonna be preloaded with a bunch of shit that i dont want and slows it down?

i am the kind of person who likes my phone/cars/computer/stuff stripped down to the minimum, that way i can add things that i want and only what i want. as far as uses i will use it to talk/txt/surf the web/use as music player in car&home/take pics&vids and maybe play some games from time to time. now i know both phones can do these things very well but my main concern is that not only can it do it but i do not want any kind of lagging or freezing, that is an instant no go for me.

so i'm asking you guys that know the insides & outs of both phones, which is a better pick for me? the iphone where i can just turn it on and go, or the s2 where i will need to ''trim it down'' to make it where i want it?

please dont be a fanboi, both phones are great phones, i just need help figuring out which is better for me in the longrun. so saying one is better just cause makes you look like a brand loyal queer...

[racrguy]

I have a 3Gs, and my next phone will be an android phone. Just sayin.

[streetscraper1]

I just switched to a 4S from an android and hate it! I hate iTunes, the androids are just so customizable and the app market is so much better! I'm going back to my S2 Skyrocket!

[CexMashean]

You can have my android phone when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

[ram57ta]

Once you use that S2 with its HUGE beautiful screen...you will never look back at the outdated Iphone design again...not to mention the S2 does EVERYTHING faster than the 4S, has much better battery life, and after a year or two if the battery starts to fail...just take out the old one and pop in a new one. Try that with the Iphone. I'll take my Evo 4G anyday over my old Iphone 4 or 3GS.

[grove rat]

do they still come preloaded with a bunch of junk apps/programs? if so how hard are they to delete completely off the phone?

[streetscraper1]

Just root it and you can delete all the bloatware, Nexus comes with almost no bloatware stock.

[momo]

rooting is more necessary than jailbreaking, otherwise your google phone is really a samsung/htc/ or god forbid a motorola pile of shit.

4s doesnt offer enough to make a move from a 4. i'd go s2. i might pick up the nexus if that becomes available on att.

[Tx Redneck]

rooting is more necessary than jailbreaking, otherwise your google phone is really a samsung/htc/ or god forbid a motorola pile of shit.

4s doesnt offer enough to make a move from a 4. i'd go s2. i might pick up the nexus if that becomes available on att.

http://www.technobuffalo.com/companies/google/android/galaxy-nexus-coming-to-att-in-february/

Sent from my iPhail eleventybillion

[diablo rojo]

S2 > 4S.....period. As stated above, better battery life, bigger screen, customizable, ANDROID ANDROID ANDROID.....I've had zero issues with my S2.

[CexMashean]

2 voters don't love their mothers, and also voted for Obama.

[grove rat]

is rooting the phone something that needs to be done often, or just a one time thing? because if it's the latter i might have my mind made up... all i need now is one of you gurus to help me out and root it of course i will gladly repay in form of alcohol/food/cash

[momo]

S2 > 4S.....period. As stated above, better battery life, bigger screen, customizable, ANDROID ANDROID ANDROID.....I've had zero issues with my S2.

Whoa, I'll agree on the other two, but better battery life seems questionable.

[Tx Redneck]

Rooting is a one time deal and samsung is easy to root.

Sent from my iPhail eleventybillion

[momo]

is rooting the phone something that needs to be done often, or just a one time thing? because if it's the latter i might have my mind made up... all i need now is one of you gurus to help me out and root it of course i will gladly repay in form of alcohol/food/cash

Once. It's just unlocking the system folders. Allows you to remove the trash apps most of the devices come with.