SO I went out today...and took a look at some other phones.
I still think the Samsung Galaxy phones look crappy. But as we all know the Nokia Lumia phones are amazing.
I also saw an HTX one-X. It was pretty slick, and the version of Android on it is sweet.
Looking at the iPhone 4S, it really looks 'dated'. You know, it's still amazing, and the OS has really come of age now, doing pretty much most things you'd need, but it does feel like the spark is not there.
On the other hand, what do we need a phone to do? It's all about the apps, right? We pull out the iPhone, we open the app we want, and live in there. The home screen is more like an app launcher as opposed to an active desktop, and I think that's appropriate.
But still - makes me wonder if Apple really have much else up their sleeve for the next iteration. The competition is pretty high now, in terms of functionality.