I stood in line to get the very 1st Palm Pre the day it was released in my area. I have had it for 1.5 years almost now. I tried out the Samsung Epic 4g for 27 days. I was ready to take it back by the first week. It is really hard to meet the simplicity, functionality, GPS, battery life, email merger that the Palm Pre has. The Epic 4g has plenty of bells and whistles. The lack of battery life makes the Epic about as portable as a netbook. Regarding the apps, yes you have many more on droid, but 75% are total trash.