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Originally Posted by yawn

Ths 760 is a redesigned, though not much, 730 with some added features. The form factor is good, but not that great that never changing it is the way to go. Boring, I fi am going to spend the price for new, I want something new...I want a step up from what I have, a big step up! I want more screenestate, even more than a camera, and more than a keypad on any porton of the exterior of the phone. What is the deal with that thing...green button, slide dial...I have big hands, and it is not really that hard! Losing screenestate for that...my head shakes! And the flip phone, smartphone, no touchscreen, smaller smaller screen....no
I have not fully ruled out the 760, but if I had been a treo user from 600 to 650 too 700 I would have said enough already...make a change here...You guys can't improve anything about the form factor except to screw with the disk slot size. This is how I am starting to feel with the Sammy line, Even HTCs line...Have they run out of ideas like hollywood has for movie plots already?
my rant is over...

Actually I find the Samsung i730 to be one of the best designs. The screen size is fine, and if it's bigger, than means the device is bigger, and I would prefer something thinner. The physical size of the rest of the device is fine, but if they could cut the thickness to at least 2/3 the size of the i730, then I would be happy. I prefer the portrait keyboard, as I hate turning the device to have to use a keyboard, especially when I am on a call with someone. Also I do have big hands, but the landscape keyboard is too big, as you have to move your hands too much, but with the portrait keyboard, you have little thumb movement and I can type fairly quick (35+ wpm).

Personally if Samsung released another update to the i730 fixing the small issues with it I would be happy, and if the 760 came out with those issues fixed, was thinner, and had a camera, then I am jumping on it without even thinking, even if it was $700 out the door. Heck I wouldn't care about the memory card in that situation, just want something smaller and more easily portable...