Curious question : How many of I9100G users actually have trouble free device?
I've probably tried 10 SGS II (I9100 + I9100G) & from my experience the I9100G model does have higher number of problems compared to I9100.

Some of the commom issue: sudden reboot,camera app fc,bad battery life etc2

It's mixed bag.Some of the G models I tried have better battery life than non-G models & some don't.
I tested all the phones in same condition (stock rom,lowest brightness & no extra apps)
My friends said 2.3.6 reduced the camera fc but sometimes it'll happen again.

Both I9100 & I9100G is a good device with good collections of hardware.In term of hardware SGS II is still one of the best device around even though it was announced nearly 1 year ago.But the software side is bit questionable.Perhaps it's time for Samsung to concentrate improve on their software side now.

I know custom rom can clear some of Samsung's mess but as a device seller Samsung should deliver the best possible software by themselves.

Not really.There are still some of the I9100 users around.Even with stock rom there's not much complaint from their side.

Correction : Well supported custom rom delivers better experience compared to stock rom.Rest of the custom rom which compiled noobly & with poor developer support will just give users more problem.

For Android 2.3 I prefer Touchwiz version over CM7 version.
But for Android 4.0 I think I'll go for CM9 over Touchwiz version.I do not like what I see from the alpha ICS rom from Samsung for SGS II.

Somebody asked whether there's ambient light sensor in SGS II?
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Gal...Teardown/5861/2

Check the disassembly & see yourself on what else sensors are in SGS II.

Piece of free advise bro : Don't mess with girls phones if it's working fine.Drawback will be catastrophic if something went wrong.Speaking from my experience

I'm not pro but fairly good at computers & electronic stuff.Everytime I fix something for girls they'll ask me why it take so long,why you change this & that etc2.
I especially hate messing with Apple devices.Real b**** when it come to messing with iOS.

Linux based devices are much better to play around.One way or another you'll be able to fix software stuff yourself.

@del_Piero10
I think there's rooting method without increasing the SGS II counter.Maybe you can try root your wife's phone with that method,find jkay's tools for your firmware & try flashing that.You might be able to use jkays with your rooted stock rom with this method.

This post has been edited by super_evil_alien: Jan 4 2012, 08:48 PM

I guess I'm one of the rare idiot who always mod kamikaze style.I never to any kind of system partition backup whether from my time with Nokia N900 ( god,I miss that phone) & SGS II.Till today I haven't brick my phone after a number of flashing & modding.

Perhaps I should make backup sometimes...

This post has been edited by super_evil_alien: Jan 4 2012, 09:06 PM

Use Dolphin Browser (weird name for a browser) if you want less chequered box while browsing.

Inside KitchenPro don't have?
Check JKay's thread in xda.All the links are there.

Could be.
Try to increase the lowest frequency bit by bit from 200MHz.I think you can push till 500MHz as lowest frequency for best performance after unlock.