Well, if looks of the phone are your most important feature, and you want people to approach you and tell you how cool you are because of your phone, get the iPhone.
It may not compare to a pocketpc or smartphone as far as what it does, but if you hack it to add some games and nice pictures, I'm sure you'll be a hit every where you go. People will like you because of your phone, and you'll never be alone.
A girl at work has the iPhone. People were taking turns going to her desk to see it, and play w/ it. They were all very impressed by the pretty colors and shiny edges.