Looks like the Sprint employees are letting the Pre out in the wild. I got about 20 minutes of hands-on time with it and it was nice. I disagree a little with Boy Genius’s about the cheap feel, but the keyboard is a little cramped. I could see getting used to the keyboard with a some extended usage. Also, the OS version was 1.0.1 and the employee said an update will be out the day of release. Looks good so far, though. Check out your local Sprint store for a hands on.
Do you have experience with an iPhone? which would YOU place above the other?
I own an iPhone 3g. Hard to say. Keyboard is nice, but small. I really like the fact of background apps. I would wait for WWDC to see what Apple announces.