U-turn...

What a difference a couple of weeks makes.

I really did try to like the Galaxy Note, and for reasons already mentioned, it was a nice device. Ultimately, however, that size-affected lack of real portability and the battery issue were deal breakers. The biggest issue for me, though, was Android. I had heard a lot of good things about the operating system, so much so I wanted to see for myself. Though admittedly an Apple fanboy, I am also first and foremost a fan of technology in general. I've used them all: Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm, iOS and now Android. iOS wins hands down in terms of fluidity and ease of use. It simply fades away into the background, allowing you to concentrate on what you want to do. Android is not yet there. I know Android fans love the platform, but I sincerely doubt it is for fluidity. There was too much lag for me, not only in terms of screen transitions but also in the user interface.

As such, I decided to sell it and get the iPhone 4S instead. I simply cannot be happier. Siri is fun to use, while also actually useful. The phone is also even snappier than the iPhone 4, due to the better CPU. The camera also takes gorgeous photos.

I can say, this time based on actual user experience, that the iPhone 4S is far and away the best phone on the market. For my use case, anyway.