This is my first smart phone so don't know what it's like compared to others in it's class. My uncle raves on about how good his Galaxy S2 is but i just thought the iPhone 4 for some reason has more going for it. I might be wrong tho. dunno..
As for the apps, i'm mostly using just the free ones and if there is an app that i just have to get then i don't mind paying the pennies that they cost to download.