Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I just switched to Sprint from Verizon about three months ago for the Pre. Then I went for the Hero about a week ago. Now, I miss my hardware keyboard and am thinking about switching to the Moment. I am still able to switch back to Verizon if I want and get the Droid when it arrives. Should I just trade up to the Moment when it comes out, see if I like it, and if not switch to the Droid? Or something else entirely? Help!"
your exactly right. i still find it amazing how many people dont know how much a full retail phone costs. people constantly tell me my phone is 'big' and was 'too expensive' and i only have a Q9c i bought on a contract for $250. it's big because it has more horsepower than those throw away free phones. that thing seriously organizes my life. i tried using my various LG flip phones over the years to plan and stuff but it was just so painful and unreliable. the high end phones are SO much better, and people just dont grasp that right now.
now true im not a big fan of very expensive phones since i can confidently say, i have NEVER had a phone that WASNT a piece of crap and ive had about 10 different ones over the years. i just cant get over the notion that if i pay upwards of $500 on a device, it might not always function properly. and with these reviews constantly talking about how sluggish such-and-such phone is and how it lacks this-and-that, i dont really see that changing any time soon. i'd say about $350 would be my limit right now and that limits me almost exclusively to subsidized phones.