I am planning to get this phone from Digi but I am still very bothered by the rants that I read on the web about its battery usage 'cuz the phone drains the battery easily due to its high consumption of CPU process and it's running on Android. And the other thing that bothers me is the new batch that Digi releases which is the i9100G model.

Is it a MUST to root the phone? If I root it, will it benefit me in terms of longer battery life? I am new to this phone rooting etc (Only learnt about it LAST night). I've read that i9100G owners have to be careful when rooting 'cuz of compatibility issue.

I am not a gamer, I don't really play games on the phone. I just want a toy that allows me to make phone calls, do messaging, b****ing on Facebook, cam-wh***ing a bit, capture lovely photos and shoot some silly HD videos for Youtube.

Can someone knock some sense into me before I walk to a Digi centre and purchase this phone which might (but hopefully NOT) become the greatest regret of my life?