I'd like some info if you could spare a few. (Re; first the Motion and the your Esteem on Metro)
Right now I'm with Verizon and a Droid X that I'm pretty happy with. Except the $.
I used an Optimus for a month a couple years ago that may have also had a 3.5" screen and I didn't find that too bad but that was before the Droid X. Though I like the DXs screen, the phone actually is a little larger than I'd like.
I am concerned the step down in Screen Size though will bother me. But, on the other hand, no one seems to complain about the size of the Motion's screen so maybe not.
Am I correct that your Esteem is close in specs to my Droid X? Even Wirefly's $329 is too rich for me but I see there are plenty on The Bay like new for $250-275, and that's attractive.
TBC
Bruce