I'm delighted to hear from a couple of these early reviews that battery life appears slightly better than the EVO 4G. Unfortunately, both the Wall Street Journal and CNET comment that call quality isn't the greatest (though apparently it is tolerable). Fortunately, I'm one of those who spends more time doing other stuff on the phone, and only a limited time actually talking on it. So what I've seen just whets my appetite to get my hands on this baby....I'm hoping that the magic of early ordering and (hopefully) overnight delivery will work for me, and I'll be able to post on this forum from my EVO 3D next Wednesday!