There are two things that make this a compelling upgrade for me even without a camera (BUT VERIZON: PLEASE KEEP THE CAMERA):

-first, it looks like it has no antenna stub - YES!
-second, it is a third thinner and somewhat lighter

Both of these will make the phone much more 'pocketable'

Besides, I would hope that Samsung and Verizon would figure out how to fix the speed issues with the cpu. One of the nicest (for me) aspects of the i730 running wm2003 was the autoadjusting that the cpu did based on load needs. I would rather it be automatica than have to run extra software (which leads to extra conflicts, bugs, etc.)