Since you have AT&T you should watch the events at the Samsung press conference where the S II is released for the US market. Sadly the event has been postponed due to the hurricane.

Wouldn't this be the wrong time to buy a new phone as new ones will be coming out soon for the holiday season? HTC will be releasing the Vigor and Revolution 2 powerhouses in October.

I chose the Droid Pro for just this reason.

Pro:
- Keyboard. Not as great as BB, but better than my old WinMo phone. And much better than the software keyboard on my iPad.
- Widgets. Turns out I really like have new emails, upcoming events, and RSS feeds displayed right on the home screen.
- I had to switch to VZW from ATT to get this phone; now I have much better customer service and coverage.


Cons:
- The Motorola exchange client is better than the standard Android exchange client, but not as good as the iPad's.
- The Motorola stock calendar app is as good as the iPad's, but not as good as the BB's. For instance - it lacks a way to add events in other time zones.
- The phone periodically crashes and reboots itself, which is just unacceptable in 2011
- While I've enjoyed downloading apps and widgets and games, I usually end up deleting them pretty quickly. Many are just not very good; some actually decrease the phone's performance. I think most users would probably be better served by Apple's tighter control of the apps

I do not think any particular time is the best/wrong time to buy a phone. New phones are coming out every week. There will always be something better about to be released. If a phone meets one's needs/price, I'd say go get it!

Thanks for the insight..Are you happy with your choice overall?

That was kind of my thought as well. I am just going to make sure that I get the newest technology at the time of purchase. There will always be something newer and shiner just around the corner.

It looks like the press conference is now rescheduled for 8/30 (next Tuesday). I will definitely be following it although I familiar with the specs already.

Yes, there are incremental improvements to phones all the time, but some of the features(4.5" displays, 1280x720 res, 1.5Ghz dual-cores, 4G, front facing cameras, etc) of upcoming phones constitutes a new generation of sorts.

I'm looking to buy a new phone as well. I was at the Verizon store about to buy either the Droid X2, or Revolution. Luckily, I went home and read the specs on what should be out in October so I'm going to wait a bit.

I'm waiting for the Galaxy M Pro. I've given Android a solid chance with my Atrix, but I miss my bold 9700's awesome keyboard (well, I REALLY miss my 9000's awesome keyboard). Too bad the 9900 still doesn't have Android on it. I'd buy one today - unsubsidized price and all.

Do you know when the M Pro is launching?

I believe there will be a Verizon version of the Galaxy S II; "some bloggers say the Stratosphere is actually Verizon's version of the Galaxy S II, although Verizon won't comment."

It won't be the same S II that is being delivered on AT&T, T-Mobile or Sprint. If the speculation is correct it will have a larger screen and more processing power. Some have suggested it will be an American version of the Samsung Celox, which is sold in South Korea at the moment.

That is my understanding as well.

Wish I did - but I just saw the specs on the newly announced Motorola Droid PRO+ and may opt for that if the GSM version ever sees the light of day in north america.

More or less. But the constant crashing and general instability is really annoying, and so I'm thinking about switching to the iPhone if Verizon ever gets a global version. (I would switch to the Bold, but I need activesync.) I'll be sad to lose the physical keyboard, but I'll have to get used to it, I suppose, since the candy bar form factor seems to be going the way of the dodo.