QUOTE(vkyip @ Jul 16 2011, 12:37 PM)
Sifus, I think I am gonna get flamed, but I am going to venture what I think is a my own assessment of the SGS2.
1. The hardware is super, the camera is great.
2. The UI is unpolished (understatement). Many things is hidden under multiple levels of menu, and involve too many clicks to access.
3. Some things work and some don't. APNDroid does not seem to work. Paypal and BUMP cannot install. So stock ROM is hopeless, unless you root.
4. Battery life sucks, even with juice defender installed. Paid for Tasker, but unfortunately cannot set data to off, late at night and still consume quite an amount of battery. Got tasker to set Wifi off, bluetooth off, GPS off. Perhaps it's just me, or I am playing with it a bit, but I would expect 2 days of battery life with lite or moderate usage.
Perhaps I am wrong, but I would not recommend to friends at this time, comments are welcome.
1. Agree
2. Different phones different UIs. You can always try other Android launchers. But I like the new TouchWiz 4.
3. Can install and use Paypal. Never use APNDroid or Bump. Root is just extra things you can do with Android like MarketEnabler, RootAccess, Titanium Backup, ClockSync, etc. Without root the Android is still a very good smartphone to use.
4. Battery life on both my SGS2 is very good. Unplugged from 7am until 11+pm, left about 20%-30% battery with heavy calls, sms+mms , FB, internet, emails and some gaming. I've only have Autokiller Memory installed and set to optimum settings applied. I only switch GPS, wifi and bluetooth on when I need them. Most of the time it is off. My 3G data is always on. My old SGS can last 3 days on airplane mode while I was in Taiwan, just moderate wifi for email and FB and taking pictures.
BTW I'm still on stock rom from day 1 until now. Only root the phone after 1 week as I need to restore my stuffs from Titanium Backup.
This post has been edited by blurjoey: Jul 16 2011, 02:45 PM