Can I encourage you to add the Samsung Omnia 7 to the list? It's also available on Orange.
It's a Windows Phone 7 handset, but don't let that put you off. I've had my Omnia 7 for two months now, and it's easily the most 'pleasant' phone I've ever owned; that's a bit of an unusual phrase, I know... what I mean to say is that it's the first handset I've ever owned that's a real pleasure and delight to use in so many ways.
The interface is wonderfully stylish - beautifully and intuitively designed, and filled with thoughtful touches. The on-screen keyboard is easily the best touch keyboard I've ever used, besting even the extremely impressive iPhone keyboard in my opinion. The Zune music+video centre on the phone is gorgeous, and well worth the £8.99 monthly subscription for unlimited monthly music either downloaded or streamed to my phone (and also available on the computer a la Spotify, and on Xbox 360). The Zune PC client - which not only handles music and video, but is also the PC/Mac interface for syncing to your phone - is also filled with eye candy.
If you're a Facebook user, the integration is fantastic, and the ability to take a photo and instantly upload to your profile is lovely, especially with one-button loading of the camera application. The camera application, it's worth noting, has a rather irritating bug that means your settings aren't saved when you exit. Irritating, but the first major update - due in the next few weeks - is expected to resolve that problem, and that's honestly the only serious issue I've had with the whole thing so far.
The number of apps currently available in Windows Marketplace (around 6000, versus 215,000 on Android and around 330,000 on Apple, I think) isn't as much of a problem as you might think. The essentials are covered, and most major developers have confirmed plans to develop for the Windows Phone platform. Microsoft has signalled its intent to fuel heavy app development, and to ensure that Windows Phone becomes a serious mobile gaming platform through Xbox Live integration, as well as other gaming apps submitted by general developers, which are being added on a daily basis. 1 or 2 "A-list" gaming titles for Xbox Live are added every Wednesday. Buying and installing apps is easy and quick; the update process for apps is equally simple.
You can buy apps through Marketplace on your phone or via the PC/Mac client; you can also browse and buy music on your phone on the move (MP3 tracks can be purchased individually for 79p or thereabouts), or if you have a Zune Pass monthly subscription, tracks can be downloaded directly to your handset.
As far as the hardware goes, the Omnia 7 also has an absolutely stunning 4" Super-AMOLED display, which is a pretty perfect match for the minimalist, high-contrast style of the operating system.
The 7 Mozart is another lovely piece of kit, but its SLCD display is inferior to the Samsung's Super-AMOLED, as well as being slightly smaller (3.7"); from what I've read, the 8MP camera of the 7 Mozart isn't as impressive as you might expect, but it does have a Xenon flash which is always welcome. The 7 Mozart also has some pretty wild stylings around the back with its aluminum unibody build.
If I hadn't gone for the Omnia 7, I'd have gone for the 7 Mozart - though as it happens, I've bought a 7 Mozart for my mum for her birthday (Royal Mail Track&Trace tells me it's arriving tomorrow), so if you have any questions about either of the two handsets, be sure to let me know and I'll be happy to help.
For now, check out a few reviews for the Omnia 7:
Engadget
Pocket Lint
...and an extremely comprehensive 10-page review is available at the excellent
GSM Arena.
One other point worth noting is that the Omnia 7 is one of a range of handsets that supports HD Voice Calling on the Orange network. Find out more about Orange HD Voice
here. My Omnia 7 is on T-Mobile, so I can't attest to the quality or usefulness of that facility, but perhaps other users can fill you in on that.
