I agree unless your a heavy texter. In my opinion samsungs keyboards are great. The keys are spaced nicely apart and they raise up for easy recognition. If they had a keyboard like that on an htc phone it's be great. Aside from the Touch Pro2.

Based on experience with both the Samsung Eternity and now the Solstice, I would say you don't need the Impressions's slide out keyboard. The virtual touch screens keyboard is excellent on both Eternity and Solstice - so yes, why pay extra for the slide out keyboard, unless you just can't handle a virtual one? I have never had an easier time typing on a virtual screen that with these two models. Beats the heck out of iPhone virtual keyboards I have tried, too!

Well, the Solstice also has the voice activated dialing that the Impression doesn't have

are there major differences between the solstice and the impression minus the slide out keyboard? is it worth the little extra cash?