What about the Versa?
It is a full touch screen phone with a detachable QWERTY keyboard. Heard it was better than the LG Dare and my friend loves it too. There is four screens that you can personalize and I think it looks pretty cool.
EnV Touch: It got 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. Looks like a better phone than the Dare. Reminds me of the Voyager (Which is what I have...and I can't stand it though) It is more updated though, so it is probably a lot better than the Voyager.
If you have an extra $30 to spare a month, I would go with the Blackberry Curve. A ton of my friends have this phone and will never get rid of it! They always have their phone on it...It isn't a touch screen, but I wouldn't recommend the Blackberry Storm because of all of the problems that there has been.
Palm Centro. I had this phone for a few months! I loved it at first, because it helped me stay organized..plus it still had a touch screen. You didn't have to pay the $30 for internet. It had a few games which were fun! The only problem was that the keys were very small, but I liked how small the phone was, it fit easily in a pocket, unlike my voyager.
Hope this helps!