I am trying both the 6800 and the i760 for 30 days, and we'll see which I like better...here are my thoughts so far...

Network...V doesn't work well in my hilly neighborhood (San Diego area)...if I switch the phone to the ear away from the window, the call drops, but S works fine almost everywhere. There must have been an improvement since I gave it up years ago.

Keyboard...I love the 6800 keyboard. I can type on it very fast. I am writing long-ish notes and letters on it comfortably. The i760 keyboard feels very strong, but you have to push harder, so it takes longer to type, and not as effortless. The 6800 also has extra keys that I seem to use a lot, so it wins this one.

Size...the 6800 again...the dimensions are almost the same except that the i760 is longer. Finally, the difference is not significant for me.

Phone features...i760 all the way. Of course there is the number pad, but even if you are using the touchscreen, it seems like you are actually dialing, but with the 6800, the response time is random, so you don't feel like it is taking the #, then finally it starts to register. Retarded might be the word. In general, it seems like the i760 understands that it is a phone, so it works like one, and feels like one.

Call quality...the i760 is good, but I like the 6800 even better. The sound is great- better than cell phones are...the speaker is not too loud, but easy to hear...I hate loud noises, so I may be more sensitive to this than others, though. The i760 sounds like a good cell phone, and you won't be unhappy with it, but the 6800 is excellent.

Overall quality impression...the i760 seems like it is built like a tank- almost like military grade. The 6800 doesn't feel too bad, but I would expect the Samsung to outlast the 6800.

Speed...they both seem to have their issues. The i760 seems to access the internet much faster, at least in WiFi mode (yes, I know...wait for Rev A.), and the screen somehow seems more responsive than the 6800, but the i760 seems to freeze for maybe 5 seconds. I guess I can live with both situations without much grumbling.

Camera...the 2MP camera should be better than the i760's 1.3MP camera, but the Samsung photos seem better, at least on the screen, which is much brighter anyway. I haven't checked what the pictures look like from a PC, but the color is flat, or worse.

Overall, the HTC seems like a PDA with phone capability, and the Samsung seems like a phone with PDA capabilities.

My decision? Stay tuned, but here are my thoughts now...

SERO=muy bueno, especially with 2 people. I'll see what the new plans are once they are revamped. I doubt they will go to 7pm evenings, though. On the other hand, I know many more ppl on VZW than Sprint, and I'd have to buy out my girlfriend's VZW contract (especially since I recently convinced her to upgrade to a new phone, even though she liked her old VZW phone just fine.)

I love the 6800 keyboard, and don't mind typing my "great thoughts" at 2am on it even if it takes a while. The i760 buttons take longer to push for some reason, and it's not as enjoyable.

HTC durability worries me, especially since I spoke to one other person who has it, and their center button failed, so anecdotal evidence is against it (maybe $7/mo for insurance will be on my menu). I like the overall feeling of quality from the i760.

It is nice to make and receive calls from my house, where Sprint's coverage is OK, and VZW's is pretty much terrible.

From this list, it seems like the 6800 works better for me, unless I discover something dramatic.

I'm sure I won't go wrong with either choice, so I'll probably save the $ with SERO.

If I have left out anything obvious, let me know, I still have a few weeks with the 6800 before I have to make a final decision.

Joe