First time in this forum
total noob lol.
but anyhow, i have an htc hero and my fiance has a pre.
starting with the hero, it has a great build, stock cam app is so so, UI is excellent (having made the switch from WM, specifically htc touch pro), multitasking isn't so great but still exists in the hero (which works for me)....hm, on-screen keyboard is an acquired taste IMO (i really miss the full qwerty keyboard on touch pro) but is not bad at all... i love the hero's glass front, which is excellently scratch-proof (so far that i know)... apps, of course, are pretty good but that's sadly one of the main focuses on the hero... i especially love how much the hero is customizable to fit your style...
some bad points with the hero, though, are the following: the headphone jack caused a major problem in my phone (i had to actually perform a hard reset because my phone was stuck in headset mode, even when nothing was plugged into the jack. luckily, a hard reset fixed the issue)... the "multitasking" is unlike the pre or touch pro, which was inconvenient, but it still does the job of going back to recently opened apps, so that's wonderful
.... games can't be saved onto memory cards yet, which limits the user memory-wise.... that's all i can think of right now, but i still love my hero! can't wait for the update
now, about the pre, i love how it has cards for multitasking, its multi-touch capabilities are awesome, the flash works great, its build is compact and great for carrying around in your pocket, the keyboard isn't too bad; i love the games that came out recently, they work beautifully
however, with the pre, i hate how easily it would chip and scratch without an invisishield of some sort, the keyboard is uncomfortable to use due to its size being compact, the screen is smaller than i like, i've experienced lagging more than a few times (both phones lag anyways, so meh), but other than those reasons, it's still a great phone