I have pretty much mastered my XV6700. I have all the tweaks/hacks/fixes I need. I have all the apps, functions, customizations I want. I have two major complaints. The first is that the speaker on the device sucks. I keep think I'm going deaf because I'm always asking people to repeat themselves. The bluetooth fixed that, but now my bluetooth headset is broke and I am remembering how much I hate the speaker. I also hate the keyboard flip. I'm always multitasking - when I have Agile open, am reading emails, and get a text message, if I open the keyboard and start typing, the devices lag misses my whole first sentance. Enough of my ramblings, my only two gripes are the speaker, and keyboard flip. Since the Samsung SCHi730 is now WM5 capable - does it keep the functionality of the XV6700 and resolve my two biggest gripes? Unfortunately Verizon doesn't stock them at the retail stores, so I can't even see what the form-factor of the flip/keyboard is, much less test the clearity of a phone call. Any insight would be appreciated.
Thanks,

I had a i730 with wm5 and switched to the 6700 when i broke the 730.

I like both devices, the 730 seemd to run smoother, programs did not hang a much. the screen on the 730 is a little better than the 6700, it is easier to see in the bright sun. the speaker on the 730 is much better than the 6700, the regular speaker is louder and the speaker phone is excellent.

the battery on the 6700 lasts longer, and i liked the form factor of the 6700. the keyboard on the 6700 is better for email and any kind of text entry. that is ultamitely why i went to the 6700. if the 730 form factor was like the 6700 i would have stuck with it.

overall from my experience the 730 is a better peforming device, if you dont plan on writting a lot of emails or working on word or excel doc than this the the better choice. i just couldnt deal with the small keyboard and the inability to type in landscape mode.

hope this helps