Go to Japan-you just described a high-ish to middle end phone (minus the 1280x720 screen, they have to work with a piddling 800x480 or something like that).
3M makes a rear-projection film that can be had as a touchscreen and connects to your computer via USB, so you have a virtually unlimited-size touchwall. It's not multitouch...yet...
2007-iPhone 1 is introduced. Best thing since sliced bread...great UI, thin, email, best mobile web browser ever. But wait! No landscape keyboard besides safari? No MMS? Sure, threaded SMS, but why can't I delete individual messages? And WTF?! NO 3G?!
2008-iPhone 3G introduced. Holy crap! App store! v2.0 brought out...but iPod touches have to pay?! Thinner, curved, but plastic. Still no landscape keyboard, delete individual SMS messages, still a crappy camera. Battery sucks. 3G sucks...not a great upgrade.
2009-iPhone 3G S (renamed 3GS shortly after). Better battery. Twice the speed, data wise and computationally wise. Landscape keyboard, better camera, but looks exactly the same. Why?! I'm paying 300 dollars for my wonder-phone! I don't want it to look like some pauper's 3G! Sounds great...but the rest of the world has caught up. HTC Touch pro has an equal camera, physical keyboard, can load your own apps (no crazy approval process), speakerphone, and that's just one option from one manufacturer.
Apple can't keep up at it's own game anymore, at least with phones.
"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!"
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Not being snobbish, I'm just genuinely curious.