if ya'll ever worked on an iphone, you would want an iphone. It is the easiest thing to mod. You dont need a computer to load anything on it, its all done from the phone. Bricking issues = none pretty much now. It is really a modders dream, especially with the SDK on the way. If it worked on sprints network, with evdo and all the great things sprint has going for it (mms?) I would go with the iphone no doubt. too bad apple signed that contract with AT&T giving them exclusive rights :P
oooooorrrrr you could always p168+ it
"The Iphone Clone or the CECT P168 (called "the real thing" by Popular Science) - and it looks amazingly identical to the IPhone and offers ALL of the features of an IPhone plus bonus, additional features like extra speakers and a removable battery, plus it allows you to use whatever participating carrier you like (even your current provider). Popular Science Magazine dubbed the IClone CECT P168 "the real thing" because the IClone CECT P168 performs amazingly well, is 1/4 the price of an iPhone and even has bonus features that the iPhone doesn't include. (The aforementioned the ability to operate on two different networks at once, SIX speakers, and a removable, renewable battery.) Seeing both phones side by side makes the IClone CECT 168 an easy sell."
article here
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Does-A-IClone-CECT-P168-Compare-To-An-IPhone?--Better!&id=829372