How NOT to look like an iPhone for the SGS

Okay, besides defacing or refacing the device hardware parts, I can only give you advise on how to tweak in terms of software.

Your Samsung Galaxy comes with a standard launcher called "TouchWiz". It basically means it's the main screen you see when you first bought and booted your device. The bad news about this launcher is that it's quite basic and always starts off from screen

0 (the leftmost screen) - so if you had put some applications on screen 7, then you'll get the benefit of cleaning your Galaxy's screen with your oily finger for at least 7 times.

The good news is that you can actually change this interface into other more sexy looking and function filled ones. Here are some launchers which you can install into your device and change the default ones.

1) Home Plus Plus (http://hpp.intuitit.mobi/) - no longer on development, today changed to LauncherPro

2) Launcher Pro (http://www.launcherpro.com/)

3) ADWLauncher (http://jbthemes.com/anderweb/)

4) Others which I may not find sexy or useful... all personal preference though

Upon installation of the launcher, just press your home button and select which one you want to use. Play a while with it before you make it your default new launcher (if desired).

Official launchers by manufacturer does exist (like SenseUI by HTC, TouchWiz by Samsung, MotoBlur by Motorola) but because it's so tightly integrated with the OS itself, you wont find these launchers running in the wild easily for you to install and play with.

Looks better huh ?

Oh, I forgot to say - you don't need root access to change your launcher ! Good luck !