I agree on this. Sprint just released the curve, titanium colored to. I was thinking about upgrading as well but I just upgraded a few months ago to the 8130. The functionality of both phones are pretty similar. The only difference between the two are keyboards and screens. I've never had a full keyboard phone before and when I tried it out it just wasn't comfortable for me. I love the fact that I can text with one hand, and have gotten pretty quick at it. I also don't agree with the pearl being more for the younger crowd. There are a bunch of folks on this site alone who own the 8130 and aren't young. There's nothing the pearl can't do that the curve can.