Is the IPhone 4S a good phone? - 2

I want to buy a new phone. Mine is cracked. I've got a iPhone 3GS and I'm use to the iPhone but I just want to know if its a good phone and if there's a better type (touch screen) for around the same price.

A very good phone.
There's also the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
Merry Christmas.

I have the 4s, it's a very good phone. On contract it's $100 for 16GB. The iPhone 5 is a bit better (faster, taller screen, LTE data support which currently means AT&T even allows cellular FaceTime with it), but of course that's an extra $100 and you're not looking to go above that price.

The Nexus 4 is quite similar to the iPhone 4s and probably has the smoothest operation of just about any Android device. The downside is you would need to get Android versions for all your apps (and not all apps have the exact same thing for Android). You can buy it off contract which means in some cases you can get a cheaper plan, but that is $300 for 8 GB and it's also out of stock.

The Samsung S3 and the Galaxy Note 2 have larger screens (4.7 and 5.5 respectively, I believe), compared to the 3.5" iPhone 4s screen, but again it's Android and again it's more expensive.