i can also totally relate to the itch to get something new. but, having been around these forums for the last couple of years with my OG, and watching how quickly new and better devices come out, i'm forcing myself to be deliberate in my choice to make sure i get what i want for the next 20 months...
Sorry for bumping this so late in the game (I had to go out and get something for dinner)
But +1 on this! This is what it's all about (if you are subsidizing, which I'm sure most of us are). Whatever phone you get now will need to make you happy for the next 20-24 months. If you think the RAZR or Vigor can do this, great, I''m actually envious of you because your device of choice has a solid release date.
For me, having the Vibrant on T-Mobile this entire time really drilled this into my head. I'm 8 months away from being free from my contract, but I'm breaking it early to go over to VZW and the Nexus (and paying a price to do so) because I absolutely hate my phone and my service. Call me a hardcore skeptic, but I do not trust any manufacturer/carrier to give me timely updates and support anymore because of my experience with my device. It was released with Eclair a few weeks after Froyo, and both T-Mobile and Samsung assured everyone that it would see Froyo in a matter of a couple of months tops. We didn't get a proper Froyo release for 8 months, and by that time Gingerbread was already out. And despite the Nexus S being 90 percent the same device, I will never get the GB update.
So when HTC and Moto release these awesome phones (and they are both awesome in their own ways and lacking in others, no phone is perfect) and then say, oh but don't worry we will get ICS out to you immediately, I call BS. These phones WILL see ICS, but when is another story. But going back to my experience, seeing the Nexus S get so much more support and care from Google while my phone was totally abandoned by T-Mo/Samsung made me swear that as long as the next Nexus wasn't a huge disappointment, it would be my next device.
I look at both the RAZR and ReZound and see really nice Gingerbread devices. But we are passed GB and looking into the next iteration, and for me, the GNex is really the only device that makes sense for me to have for the next 24 months. Other people could be totally different and want that slim form factor or the Beats Audio with HD screen, and that's great too, that's what makes the Android platform so much better than the iOS platform, choice. But me personally, Verizon can flash any shiny new phone in front of me all it wants, it won't deter me from having the bloat-free, ICS, updates-right-from-Google experience that only the Nexus will deliver.