My first smartphone ever was an iphone 4S I bought last month, when Vodaphone Germany was throwing out the 64gb model for 100€ to make room for the new iphone 5. I have spent a lot of time in researching what phone was right for me, and although I orginally wanted to buy an iphone 5 (before the reveal) I was more than disappointed. LTE for example is only available at Telekom in Germany which has ungodly prices. The Galaxy S3 was also a tough contender and if the 4S 64gb model hadn't gone cheaper it might have been my phone of choice.
Galaxy SII, love the customization (without root or such things) options and that i can actually drop it without too many worries
Had a 3GS before that. Switching to SIII next month