[Darkjedi]

It depends on how you use your phone. I'm a big advocate for technology convergence, the less devices I have to carry the better. For a phone to double as a media player and a mobile internet portal, for me a key feature would be a large and easily manipulable screen. I ride the subway for an hour each way everyday, so I like to download episodes of TV shows and watch them on the train, while the TP's screen is fantastic, it would be even more awesome for me if it were just slightly larger. If your priorities are for compact portability and don't place emphasis on media or just use the browser for a quick look on a mobile webpage, than the original TP is probably better. No phone will be perfect for everyone, and it's unlikely that any one phone will be perfect for you. Technology is all about compromises and tradeoffs.

I agree on some parts of the hardware buttons. I still miss my moguls scroll wheel and ok button, but the TP d-pad is so terrible that I abhor using it. I always accidentally go back to home or start dialing contacts when I'm just trying to scroll through stuff. Getting rid of that for extra screen size would actually be preferable to me.

The mogul was actually a fantastic business/productivity phone and its a shame its been discontinued for those who would prefer it. TP is definitely geared towards this new 'iphone' minimalist type generation of phones.

I will say another thing though, it's always better to embrace change than to resist it. Otherwise you'll wind up as one of those old people on the rocking chairs yelling at kids to get off their lawns, hahah.