@conrad et al, I can't give a position on battery life as I've only had it for 3 hours but the build is all-plastic but solid...with a nice soft matte finish at the back. I'd advise you get a slip-in case as you carry it in your pocket, however it does not look prone to scratches that much if you're a careful user.
UI is faster than my N97, strangely...button response is solid for the call/end and 'arrow' keys...the tactile response is also solid. I haven't had to repeat a keypress as often as I would on n97. I've also tested on a heavy page (about 2mb) and it loaded well without hiccups...something that was a hit-and-miss with the n97 - used to get a lot of 'memory full' messages. Typing messages on it is also easier than expected, even if you misspell you get the suggestions at the top of the keyboard - android fans know this very well.
I also love the fact that it uses the microusb standard like n97, data cables are interoperable and it charges directly from USB as expected.
Screen resolution is not as good as n97 but it's better than I expected...unless you are migrating from an iphone 4 :D
One small issue I had was how to transfer my 1300+ contacts from symbian to android, here's a mini howto:
- Go to Contacts on your symbian device and select Options > Mark/Unmark > Mark all
- Then select Options > Copy business card > To other memory > (select your memory card here). It might take a bit of time as each contact is exported as a .vcf file
- Connect your symbian phone to computer via USB and navigate to the mem card, it will be under the folder structure /Others/Contacts/
- Connect your android to computer and Turn on USB storage and paste the vcf files under a new directory you create (you can name it anything you like)
- Go to contacts on android and press the menu button, then select Import/Export > Import from SD card. It will search the card for any vCard data.
- Once found it will ask you whether you want to import one vcard, import multiple vcard files or all vcard files. Watch the progress bar as it imports and voila!
Honestly for 8,500 you get a phone with GPS, wifi 802.11n, 3MP camera and android to boot...it's a bargain!
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