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I have swapped back to the Mogul. The lack of a usable keyboard (to my Mogul-spoiled standards) makes typing on the Touch very aggravating. I don't know if it's the screen protector or just that extra plastic between the touch screen and the phone surface, but there seems to be image polarization when viewing the Touch in landscape mode. And because of that same extra layer, the screen requires twice as much pressure as it would on a Mogul. I'm used to the near-effortless screen strokes on my Mogul, so sometimes it takes two or three taps in order to register my selection.
I understand that some people can live without a workable keyboard, or wifi access, or even an IR port (useful for some laptops without BT). The Touch is truly reserved for those who simply want a nice stylish touch phone in a small size, willing to trade off features that some of us can't live without. It's a beautiful phone, very slender and soft to the touch, but it's crippled in terms of being an effective PDA. The Windows Bluetooth manager recognizes these differences, as the Mogul will appear with subtitle "Personal Digital Assistant," while the Touch is dubbed a mere "Smart Phone."
It is settled there. If you want a PDA, get the Mogul. If you want a smartphone with a touch screen, get the Touch.
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