Samsungh SGH-i780 Coming to the US as SGH-i788?

Got my i780 yesterday and agree both navigation methods are extremely frustrating

It sounds like it would be. I would still like to give the device a try. Let us know if it gets any better after time.

It sounds like it would be. I would still like to give the device a try. Let us know if it gets any better after time.

A few days into using I've switched between the mouse and the 4-way "swipe-pad" (you swipe your thumb over it) a few times.

Both are slower than a conventional 4-way D-pad, but both can be enjoyable at times (in a kind of meditative zen-way) to use.

they have different advantages and disadvantages. It looks like I'll settle with the 4-way on the whole, though their are "fields" on some programmes/menus that you cant get into this way and there the mouse (or stylus) comes in useful.

The 780's navigation methods are certainly slower than the conventional ones, but now I accept that, they can be enjoyable to use (though with occasional frustration thrown in).

On the phone as a whole, it looks and feels sleek and modern (certainly compared to my old Treo 650). I am getting used to Windows Mobile and though it has its frustrations (pop-up "are you sure?" messages every time I want to delete an email and the calendar which is pretty unusable/pointless outside its "day" view - I'm a long time Palm/Datebk user and used to love its "week-view") I don't find it as different to or slower to use than palm as I expected.

The phone is a bit square and slab like and would have benefitted with a bit of rounding of corners so it sat in the hand better, but the overall slimness and weight is great.

Overall it is a bit slower to use than palm but its capabilities and quality make up for that and I would recommend it.