played around with the D830 over the weekend. cheapest i managed to survey was RM1300 FMG set. aethestically the phone is astoundingly slim, even more so after you've flipped it open. an incredible achievement by samsung imo. it also feels pretty sturdy in your hands. however, the external screen is a major disappointment since its monochrome and very small.

the main display however is just brilliant. vivid colors and excellent contrast as always coming from samsung. the main letdown though has to be the keypad. the tactile feedback is terrible and very uncomfortable, i keep having to press the same key a few times in order for it to register. probably needs a lot of time and effort to get used to it.

the video player is quite cool, u can switch between portrait and landscape mode while watching. ringtones and mp3 r suitably loud.