They released the first 4G phone with the EVO (which is practically the same phone as the DroidX)
They're not the same. Different SOC (meaning, different CPU/GPU). If you considered them the same, that would essentially invalidate your next Hummingbird comment. Droid X also has a superior screen (both are LCD, but the one on the EVO is more under-saturated, and is supposedly not a true 24-bit screen, though I can't validate that last part).
-1GHZ hummingbird processor (faster than any snapdragon by quite a bit)
Not quite. Both Snapdragon and Hummingbird use the ARMv7 instruction set, but they used different MPCores. Snapdragon uses the Scorpion MPCore, which is 5% faster than a Cortex A8 at the same clock speeds. Hummingbird uses that Cortex A8 MPCore, but is tweaked to offer 10-20% better multi-threaded performance. In the real world, their CPU performance is about equal. They do differ in two key areas though. First, the GPU in the Hummingbird is far superior, but gaming on Android doesn't take advantage of it yet, and the UI isn't hardware accelerated. So for now, that extra power is going to waste, but that could change in 3.0. The 2nd difference is die size. SD is 65nm, HB is 45nm. This means the HB uses less power, which is the key difference between the two chips in today's phones and OSes.
-Slide out keyboard (quite an asset for anyone who uses their cell phone as a back up for their laptop or anyone who like playing games)
Droid 2 came out last month and is similar in quality (inferior GPU, that's about it). So this isn't further evidence of Sprint being ahead of Verizon.
-4" screen to me is the PERFECT size. It is just large enough to read books, watch movies, play games, etc. while still realizing it's a phone that has to fit in your pocket.
-Super AMOLED display... supposedly the supperior type of screen for color contrast
-TV out... this is a pretty big deal since no phone offers this currently
The Verizon Galaxy S will also have this. In fact, the Verizon Galaxy S is superior to the Epic for my needs (no hardware keyboard, making it slimmer, and better build quality). Even then, I'll keep my Incredible.
Only reason I went on this rant is because I do use my current Droid as a backup computer when I'm out and about and it doesn't seem like Verizon is upping the anti like Sprint (who I don't want to wind up going to)
It's one phone. Now, if you want a Galaxy S with a keyboard, then yes, Sprint is the carrier for you. However, that's the beauty of Android, not everyone wants the same list of features in their phone (hence the ire for the iPhone around here). Right now, Verizon is catering to more Android fans than Sprint does. What does Sprint have? The EVO, the Epic, the Hero, and a few Androids that might as well just be called feature phones. Verizon has the Droid 2, X, Incredible, (soon the Fascinate), Ally, and Devour. Their Hero (Eris) was discontinued due to being old tech, but Sprint has to hold on to it because it's practically all they've got.
But I want to close with this; your last statement indicates that you don't want to move to Sprint. Pretend the Epic doesn't exist. When you switch carriers for a phone, you generally lose. Narrow it down to the carrier(s) that you can tolerate using, and only look at the phones they offer. Pick the best phone. That's the only way you're going to be happy.
