[brill]

I got the Torch on the first day of release from AT&T. Initially I was wowed by the new features, and still am to an extent. But once I got over the newness of the device and I settled down to having it as my daily carry phone, I find myself actually using the touchscreen keypad very little. It takes me about four times longer to type anything with the touchscreen and usually I just get frustrated and open up the slider and finally type in my message. This is especially true of my password lock. I almost never get it the first time with the touchscreen. And as far as the actual keypad is concerned, it is recessed due to the slider mechanism so it is not as accessible as the keyboard on my Bold 9700.

Ok, I do like some of the new features of the Torch and I do like the webkit browser, but part of me wishes they just made the improvements, but kept the same form factor as the Bold. I would not miss the touchscreen.