Played with one today and reserved the very first one at my store. He said I could have it latest by 24th at 10am, if not earlier.
First impressions - it' GIGANTIC. Yes i know, I've read it a million times, but nothing prepared me for when I actually held it in my hand. I know the actual dimensions are not that much larger than than iphone and you get a lot more screen in there but still, I was just stunned at how huge it was. Coming from my tiny Diamond, the difference is just immense, but I suppose I'll get used to it soon enough.
That said, it's VERY thin and extremely pocketable unless you're a hardcore hipster wannabe in 1921 jeans
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I came away a little underwhelmed unfortunately.. maybe the hype in my mind had far exceeded reality? The pixel density of the screen is significantly lower than my Diamond. The OS and look and feel etc are identical to my Diamond (with custom ROM) pretty much, just faster.
Will post pics in the morning.