2010 Holiday Phone

I'm thinking about getting a new android phone around christmas as well, although i've had an android phone since this past feb...

also should mention that i work at verizon as a phone sales rep

It really comes down to personal preference. The fascinate DEFINITELY has a far superior screen when held next to the X, however I feel like the X is a little snappier.
As far as the gingerbread issue, I haven't heard anything about the X not getting it. In fact, the original Motorola "Droid" has always been among the first devices to receive OTA updates. From what I hear, samsung doesn't have a good track history with software updates.
Also, if you're waiting till around christmas to get the phone, you might think about some other options. There are two new motorola phones and a new samsung phone running android that are coming out at the end of november. There are also rumors about an HTC Incredible HD which may be coming before christmas. (It would be similar in size/form to the X and Fascinate but HTC has a better user interface than motorola or samsung in my opinion)

You should google "Motorola Citrus", "Motorola Droid Pro", "Samsung Continuum", and "HTC Incredible HD" and see if you like the looks of any of those.
I think you'll be happy no matter which way you go, especially when you start downloading apps

Hope this helps!

 

I would wait, we might get some more phones coming out soon that will spark your interest. Like maybe the tegra 2 phone which is suppose to have dual core and great gpu specs.

 

That's kind of unknown right now, but from what our corporate reps have said, verizon will be releasing 4G around that time. Although I'm guessing we'll be in the same boat as sprint and only have coverage in select cities. To be honest, I wouldn't let 4G or LTE affect your decision. Even if it is available, the coverage will probably be crap for the next couple years, and by that time you'll be ready for a new phone anyway!

And MJM128 is right, we might be getting some phones with dual-core processors which would mean running faster while at the same time consuming less battery power. But it's sounding like those might not be released until the first quarter of 2011.
I'm kind of at a toss up, because I LOVE my incredible, but wish it had a bigger screen. So obviously the Inc. HD looks like the perfect choice... but I reaaallly would like a dual-core processor and from what I understand the Inc. HD will be running a 1Ghz single core

 

One key thing to note is that the Fascinate runs TouchWiz, which means Samsung will apply the skin to all new releases, slowing down the release date to the end user. Motorola has very minimal/no skins on Droid products.

 

2010 Holiday phone....

I'm going to get my dad either an Evo or Epic (his choice, I don't care. As long as he keeps it under $700, I'm fine with it. ;D). That way, when I get out of boot camp and start my A-school, we can still chat halfway across the US.