Well battery meter is still the little thingy at the bottom, I think they have implemented other options but I haven't tried them... You can change the width and the color of the bar, but no percentage if that is what you wanted. You can also change your background image.
(Just tried both and they work rather well).
About vm, I couldn't tell you, hehehe. I honestly don't remember and I don't have another phone handy to call myself.
However, if you are happy with s2u2 then I would definitely say stay with it.
This is what mine looks like at the moment... No theme installed, just modifications to the layout...
Edit: Ah, and of course, the main advantage of S2U2 over PS... S2U2 is free!