Some first impressions after using the phone for a few hours:

- The display is really amazing. Text is so sharp, I can see all my icons in my folders.

- I don’t have any issues with the reception dropping when using it in my left hand like some of the blogs are reporting. I was able to reproduce the issue intermittently, dropping 1-2 bars. Also no issue with the screen.

- The build quality is excellent. I like the weight of the phone. It feels a lot more polished than the 3GS.

- Background app streaming is working just fine, was able to keep pandora running while checking my emails.

- Phone is very snappy and responsive, probably due to the 512 MB of ram.

- Have not been able to take much pictures or video yet, but I’ll have a review of that separately.