Actually, it looks to me like the dpad is on the side, not the front. Not that I'm complaining -- it'd be interesting to get used to it being in that location, though. Doesn't really fit with the way I hold my N800 (index finger is on the +/- key, thumb on the dpad, putting the very base of my index finger right about where that dpad is), but I'd give it a try. I wonder if I could learn to use that base of my index finger to impart gestures on the dpad...

I like how it handles the camera.

I wonder if that drawing has to fully represent the keypad... as I don't see things like an enter key on it.

Still, I like the layout (I should, it basically conforms to stuff I asked-for/mocked-up in a "screen slides only and screen tilts instead of a kickstand" type form factor; the drawing in the right part of the image looks almost identical to one of my mock-ups). I wonder what the maximum tilt angle is ... like if you can tilt it up to almost 90 degrees.