Which phone for Verizon?

[Fyrewall]

Hi guys. I'm very new here so please excuse me for that. Anyways later this week my contract expires and I plan on getting my very first Android phone. Apple's iOS is too....bland..and Android seemed like the perfect choice.

I just have some issues. I don't know whether my family is going with AT&T or Verizon. Now if I switch ti AT&T, then I'm going with the HTC Inspire 4G, and I have to say they got the Inspire perfect.

Now if we switch to Verizon, I have no idea which phone I should get.

If we switch to Verizon I want a phone with these specifications:
4.3 inch screen (standard big phone size)
Android 2.2 or 2.3
7 megapixel camera or above (preferably with flash)
Decent-Excellent battery life (I didn't choose the HTC Thunderbolt for this reason)
A user interface that isn't designed by the manufacturer, (ex. Motoblur interface I can deal with but if the manufacturer decides to do this and that and all sorts of customization stuff then it's a no-go)
Decent pricing-$100-$200 dollars, no more than that

or anything else that does everything the Inspire 4G does.
I've read tons of reviews about Android phones and I never got a decent hands on experience so my main problem is the phones for Verizon. Please don't trash talk about how good/bad AT&T/Verizon is.

Thanks for your help, I appreciate your answers.

 

[ls377]

If you want a phone without manufacturer customization, Verizon isn't the place to go (BTW, Motoblur is manufacturer customization, as is Sense on the Inspire). If you don't mind Motoblur, I suggest the Droid X2, as long as you don't want LTE.

 

[Fyrewall]

If you want a phone without manufacturer customization, Verizon isn't the place to go (BTW, Motoblur is manufacturer customization, as is Sense on the Inspire). If you don't mind Motoblur, I suggest the Droid X2, as long as you don't want LTE.

I meant as long as it's not heavily modified that I don't even recognize it as Android. Sense is fine and I guess I can live with motoblur

 

[takeshi]

That's entirely different. You'll have to be very specific about what UI's you're ok with and which ones you're not ok with. Your preferences are your preferences. Don't assume that they're universal.

Decent-Excellent battery life (I didn't choose the HTC Thunderbolt for this reason)

The Thunderbolt may have bad battery life but you'll need to analyze your usage and adjust no matter what device you choose. Don't assume that merely picking the "right" device will address all battery life concerns.

7 megapixel camera or above (preferably with flash)

See if you can find sample photos taken by the cameras of the devices you're considering. Don't blindly assume that more MP means better photos (my 5MP Droid does far worse than camera with less MP). MP is just pixel count and it's only one of many specs that affect image quality.