Yep, you do lose on screen size, but the resolutions are getting insane. I guess they think they can make up for screen size with clarity. We are still in the age where they are trying to make everything smaller and smaller. Personally I don't mind the footprint of my 730 or 6800 (almost the same other than the stubby antenna on the 730), but I will say that the difference in thickness between the 2 is noticeable now that I have carried them both for a while.

I also have been using the camera way more than I thought I would. It is amazing what it will do and if you learn the settings and get off of auto mode the pics are really nice for 4X6 prints. All I want out of either model (6800 and 730) is more rom space. 6.1 takes up more space than 5 and so I am constantly fighting those out of memory errors - something I never had to do on my 730. I will say for me that doing the same things with basically the same programs my 6800 is much more stable. I really never have to soft reset. I still do about once a week mostly out of habit.

I think that a phone will have to be truly groundbreaking to make me upgrade again now as VZW is REQUIRING their $30 plan on any new phone from here on out. This I think is ridiculous - I like the option to turn it on and off from month to month based on need and cash on hand.

The things I miss most about the 730 are the vert slider (altho the slider on the 6800 is very nice - love the fn and cap locks with indicators), the great remote control app and IR range (used it more than I ever thought I would) and the faster processor with the ability to scale it (with 3rd party apps).