Apple's main addition in the second beta of iOS5 is Wi-Fi syncing with iTunes 10.5. In addition the fonts in text messages have been improved.

When the Apple first unveiled the iOS 5 Beta, Business Insider pointed to its new features that can be considered as having been "ported" from other platforms. Six are copies of  Android features:

• Notifications appear as a bar at the top

• Wireless syncing
  
  
• Tabbed browsing
  
  
• Customized split keyboard on iPhone
  
  
• Ability to open apps from the lock screen
  
  
• Receive updates over the air without syncing to a computer

while a seventh comes from BlackBerry:

• iMessage allowing iOS users to communicate in real time

In another article Steve Kovach lists seven features still missing from iOS 5 that he hopes might be included before its release later this year

• Third-party widgets
  
  
• Better voice control
  
  
• Better multitasking
  
  
• FaceTime over 3G
  
  
• More support for AirPrint
  
  
• Better Google Maps app
  
  
• An easy way to return apps you don't like

So is the current verdict on iOS 5 that the cosmetic improvements are awesome, it adds some good functionality that brings it into line with Android and BlackBerry but there's still work to be done?