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i have yet to own either one of the phones...but i've spent a tremendous amount of time with both. i believe every phone has its own design flaws, whether it be by manufacturing or by consumer standards. its also something to note that blackberries in general have had a long time running of similiar designs that are proven to deliver what they intend to do. the browsing capabilities aren't what i would call stellar nor would i call it mediocre, but it doesn't stand up to that of the pre. the battery on the pre is just about if not worse than my touch pro, now i do believe this will change once companies like seido make extended life batteries, but i do understand the frustrations of having to walk around with multiple batteries, chargers, etc etc. now if the the battery life is something that concerns you...you've got to be realistic about it. look at what the phone can do, its a performance powerhouse. yes maybe it can't do simple phone functions right out the box, but i'm sure within due time it can and will happen. again with the blackberries...they've seem to have covered these problems early on in their development, which is why they aren't anything "special" or "groundbreaking" in my opinion. the pre came guns blazing with a brand new, from the ground up OS....to me that speaks a million more words than...getting the kinks worked out after countless models that are essentially shaped around the same functions. ........so now that i've written this long run on about the two (mostly the pre) think about what you want...like someone stated earlier...the pre has unbelieveable potential, where as to the blackberry is just about as good as it can get. think of it as two women....pre is a woman with no makeup but is pretty darn cute and cool, the blackberry is a woman all dolled up and couldnt get much better. now if the pre were to put on some make up and learned a couple more tricks...imagine how much better & better looking she can become?