Well I finally swapped my Hero for the Evo. Initial impressions were that it was too big, didn't have that many improvments, battery life, etc. I got my wife an Evo 2 weeks ago and kept finding things that I liked so I made the swap. What a difference! You get used to the size very quickly, then start to appreciate it. The battery has been great, just make sure you aren't running everything when you aren't using it. The camera is awesome. The proximity sensor for turning the screen on and off during calls is so useful I can't believe they left it off the Hero. Everything is much much faster and smoother. Swype is cool. The list goes on and on. Just my opinion but hope this helps someone decide. Bob