I haven't gotten my hands on a Moment, yet. However, HTC makes a better product. PERIOD. They do it right. Samsung makes a good phone, but HTC makes a better one.

If the keyboard isn't an issue for you, then the Hero is the best way to go.

I use the Hero, my wife uses the Moment. HTC has a few extra widgets, more screens to add icons and better battery. I wouldn't worry about getting use to the keyboard, it was easy enough for me to get use too. I can also do voice to text and the moment cannot. I also don't care for moving parts as they break easier. On the other hand, The moment has a fater processor (800 mhz vs 52😎 and flash for camera. And cheaper now @ Sprint.

Definitely the Moment!!! For 1 thing the Hero has no proximity sensor so every time you put the phone to your face to talk your cheek will randomly hit the screen and do crazy things. #2 the Hero's processor pales in comparison to the Moments and is already way outdated. The cameras on both devices picture quality looks equal with the exception that the Moment has a flash and focuses better. Moment all the way!!!

So the Hero's CPU is outdated. Hmmm .... interesting. The Moment is the 1st device Sprint offered with a processor over 528 mhz. And the 800 processor in the Moment is overclocked to reach that (higher multiplier which we all know makes no difference in real world speed). May look a little better on paper but as mentioned before, My wife & I have either Android & in the real world her Moment is no faster than my Hero. I have also downloaded a blapkmarket app to set my CPU @ 800 mhz & seems no different. On the other hand, the Moment does have more cache for downloading more apps. Although I have about 30 or so on mine & still runs solid. & my camera is clearer then the moment but not @ 1st. The 1st batch needed the update.

OK so lets go with, MUCH better screen resolution, Proximity sensor, FULL keyboard, Flash for camera. Is that enough yet?

OK, enough said. In all honesty, I have the Hero because I don't want a phone that I have to slide in fear of breaking it. My Hero is wrapped snug in a rugged body glove case. Although coming from a line of Treo phones, the virtual keyboard was actually an easy transition for me aswell. Me personally, I would choose the Hero over Moment any day, but different strokes for different folks.

I love my Hero. I too dislike sliding keyboards. They make the phone feel clunky. And if you are going to take a ton of pictures, get a digital camera. The camera on the Hero totally gets the job done just fine.

Also the predictive text on the Hero is awesome.

I found something even better than predictive text, voice to text. Download Handcent SMS. Handcent also resizes pictures to send via MMS. And just throwing this out there, the Moment can't do voice to text or voice google search.

Voice Google Search is the best. I use it a lot. I didn't even think about that.