SGS II Vs. myTouch 4G Slide?

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I'm a T-Mobile US suscriber and after what feels like ages I'm finally due for a free upgrade on my myTouch 3G. The new offerings from T-Mo aren't really all that great. I already own a Sensation and I'm not terribly fond of it, not to say I don't like HTC phones, as I've been to hell and back with my G2 and myTouch 4G. The Samsung Galaxy S II and the myTouch 4G Slide are the two currently best available phones. Premium hardware on both. Keyboard isn't that much of an issue as I have phones with and without. Both have GB for now with plans for both to upgrade to ICS soon. What's the custom ROM development look like, though I don't think it will be too much of a concern on this phone, curious in particular about the SGS II because of the whole CIQ thing, I'm troubled to say the least by it. I want user opinions, feedback, or stories, preferably from people who've had the phone, or if there are any must see reviews those work too.

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I own the SGS 2 which I moved to from the Nexus S. It's a great phone which surpassed my expectations - I was worried about the custom ROM having only owned "vanilla" nexus devices. The touchwiz ROM is actually quite nice and has some helpful features such as putting settings controls in the notification pull down menu. I did try a few other ROMs (villain) but found myself going back to stock.

The phone itself has a great screen and is really thin and light. The battery also lasts a solid day with quite a bit of use. I'd definitely recommend it.

Originally Posted by mscwd

The battery also lasts a solid day with quite a bit of use.

Could you elaborate a bit more? I know I wont be stressing the phone anywhere near what I do to my G2 or MT4G, but I'd imagine that I'd be texting heavily, occasional game use (i.e. Uno, Angry Birds), occasional Facebook use, and possibly as a default media player on occasion. Slight OC at most for a snappy feel.

For Comparision: I pull about 16-19 hours out of my G2. My G2 is OC-ed to 1.5GHz On Demand, GO Launcher EX (7 screens, widgets on all 7), daily texting in excess of 500 messages, email checking, moderate Facebook checking, browsing XDA, as well as some media and gaming use (Gameboid)
MT4G: Sees about 5-7 hours of life. OC-ed to 1.8GHz On Demand. Heavy texting usage, heavy media usage, a lot of web searching, as well as moderate forum browsing on the ROMs I follow, dosn't get to sleep for awhile as I like to show off the phone a lot.

Originally Posted by prztruspaz

Could you elaborate a bit more? I know I wont be stressing the phone anywhere near what I do to my G2 or MT4G, but I'd imagine that I'd be texting heavily, occasional game use (i.e. Uno, Angry Birds), occasional Facebook use, and possibly as a default media player on occasion. Slight OC at most for a snappy feel.

For Comparision: I pull about 16-19 hours out of my G2. My G2 is OC-ed to 1.5GHz On Demand, GO Launcher EX (7 screens, widgets on all 7), daily texting in excess of 500 messages, email checking, moderate Facebook checking, browsing XDA, as well as some media and gaming use (Gameboid)
MT4G: Sees about 5-7 hours of life. OC-ed to 1.8GHz On Demand. Heavy texting usage, heavy media usage, a lot of web searching, as well as moderate forum browsing on the ROMs I follow, dosn't get to sleep for awhile as I like to show off the phone a lot.

My normal usage pattern consists of playing games for probably 45mins-1hour a day (admittedly these are not processor intensive games). I send about 10 texts a day and maybe talk for 10-15 minutes which is not much. Most of the use is web browsing and news reader apps. I have long commutes so I probably end up browsing for a few hours each day. If you add all that up it does amount to quite a bit of use. By the days end I have about 15% battery left, once it falls below 10% though it seems to fade fast. Charging seems really quick too if you connect it to the mains (not usb).