[twistedfish]

1. The keyboard. Will the missing keys become a problem for a frequent Word Mobile user?
YES!! I love my TP2, but I severely miss having a TAB key.

2. The Screen. Is it really THAT much better than the Touch Pro's screen? Personally, I've never been concerned about screen size in a phone (I used to watch crazy amounts of movies on my razr).

No comparision, I was very happy with the screen on my TP, but the TP2 screen is amazing. I cycled my TP to my wife and a few days ago I went to use the web on it it and I realized how much I appreciated the additional screen space. If you are outlining on it I would venture to say that will be one of the greatest upgrades that you will see.

I know what youare saying about movies on a smaller screen, but once you start watching them on the TP2 you will have a hard time going to anything smaller.

3. No camera flash. How does that work out? Does it take a lot of getting used to?

I never really use my camera, I occasionally will grab a quick photo and it does reasonably well for that, but if you want good pictures buy a camera don't scold your phone because it can't do double duty.

4. Here's my main, biggest concern EVER with the Touch Pro 2; the missing Dpad. For me this means no more touch panel potential, limited button remaping capabilities. To make it worse, I like to play games on my phone A LOT (currently I have over 40 games on my Touch Pro 1). How bad will the lack of a Dpad hurt my gaming experience?

Not a big loss to me, I round it to be more a pain that it was worth. I must admit I am not a real gamer. I do play a few but for the most part I use my phone for a phone, email, internet access (I can't believe I am saying that), and videos.

I love my TP2 and I have brought along a half dozen people that love theirs.

I hope this helps.