Apple iPhone 4S

You can also pick and download apps via iTunes and next time you sync your iPhone, you get all the applications on board.

You can use your iPhone even when syncing with iTunes (note sync icon at the top).

Peer-to-peer connections over Wi-Fi, and even Bluetooth, are a way around this but they only work between iPhones and via third-party apps.

Note, however, that AT&T has taken some liberties with its marketing by also saying its iPhone 4S is compatible with even faster HSPA+ speeds.

Verizon's and Sprint's iPhones runs on each carrier's EV-DO Rev. A 3G network, which promise speeds of 600Kbps to 1,400Kbps and average upload speeds of 500Kbps to 800Kbps (actual performance will depend on your location and the carrier's network capacity at a given time).

I wouldn't be surprised if Sprint eventually changed its mind as well-nothing lasts forever in carrier land-but for now I admire Sprint's chutzpah.

Absolutely, the Retina Display remains stunningly beautiful (as do many Super AMOLED screens), but its size isn't always practical for in-car and hands-free use.

The design (same as with iPhone 4) is sleek and eye catching (everyone will want to touch it), and screen resolution is fantastic, with images clear and crisp.

iphone has 1 home screen button that brings you back to the main screen it is much easier to navigate through the iphone than the galaxy....if i need to get to something fast i can do it much faster on my iphone than on the galaxy...also if i need to do something without looking on the screen i can use the siri function which although it is overrated , it is very useful sometimes....also because there is a bigger screen on the galaxy you also have more clutter.

It's hard to explain how this isn't as good as the Android equivalent, and I understand that it probably sounds minor to those who have never used an Android phone.

First a confession: I make my living installing, configuring, and supporting Microsoft products, and I even own a Windows Phone 7, but I am fast becoming an Apple convert.

iOS is more fluid and crisp out of the box.

It's touted as a world phone with a dual antenna setup capable of working under both GSM and CDMA (CDMA 800/1900 and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO).

iphone 4s can operate in GSM-1900, GSM-850 and the legacy TDMA-1900, TDMA-800 and AMPS-800, making it both multi-mode and multi-band?

You've probably heard the iPhone 4S is a world phone working on both CDMA and GSM networks.