TP2 vs. MY Touch Pro

[Oxymoron238]

Okay, now I've seen some reviews (okay, MANY reviews) of the touch pro compared to the original touch pro. But the touch pro that the reviewers compare it to tends to be much different from my touch pro.

I want to give as much info as I can, so we can compare my phone to the Touch Pro 2. This will help me be able to decide if the upgrade is worth it, and it might help someone else get an idea of the comparison between a TP2 and a tweaked TP1.

Here's the condition that my alltel touch pro is in:

1. I'm running a rom from Calk's kitchen (WM 6.5.1 build 23414)

2. The overheating issue is pretty much fixed thanks to No2Chem's nuedynamicclock (bring down the voltage to lvl 0 and there's next to no heat, except when I talk and charge simultaneously)

3. As for talking and charging, I can get 2-3 hours talk time on a single charge (the battery can last from 8am to about 5pm with HEAVY usage). I have a dock that charges one battery while I use one, so I can switch batteries at virtually any time and get back to 100% battery.

4. Some OS lag, but not much.

5. I can type pretty quickly on the keyboard (I type outlines of my novels on my phone, and I really those normally unused functions like tab, ctrl. etc.)

6. The back battery door doesn't creak anymore (I put some scotch tape on the back, and it quit creaking.

Okay, so there's the main points of my phone. I really wanna see how it stacks up to the Pro2. To add to that, there are some things that worry me about the Pro2's features, and hopefully someone can tell me if they will be a problem or not. Here they are:

1. The keyboard. Will the missing keys become a problem for a frequent Word Mobile user?

2. The Screen. Is it really THAT much better than the Touch Pro's screen? Personally, I've never been concerned about screen size in a phone (I used to watch crazy amounts of movies on my razr).

3. No camera flash. How does that work out? Does it take a lot of getting used to?

4. Here's my main, biggest concern EVER with the Touch Pro 2; the missing Dpad. For me this means no more touch panel potential, limited button remaping capabilities. To make it worse, I like to play games on my phone A LOT (currently I have over 40 games on my Touch Pro 1). How bad will the lack of a Dpad hurt my gaming experience?

For further information, if I got the Touch Pro 2, it would be the Verizon one since I have Alltel.

So, those are my concerns. Will the Touch Pro 2 be worth the upgrade from my Touch Pro? I REALLY REALLY appreciate anyone who takes time to give yet another review of their phones! Thanks!