Backflip IF you text and use a lot of web (mainly social networking). The reason that I choose this one over the Impression is because it's newer and faster than the Impression, which I think is soon going to be phased out (maybe in the next 3 or 4 months). If you can deal with a virtual key board over a full sized qwerty, that is. I think that the Backflip makes networking a lot easier. You'd almost HAVE to buy a protective case of some sort, though. You have 30 days to bring it back and exchange it if you decide and then don't actually like it, so there's really no pressure.