Well fellas, i went in to the Orange store and had a ganders. I can safely say i was impressed with the phone!
The UI is slick, on par with the Iphone UI in responsiveness and accuracy (even with the protective film on top). I tried out the video and tried to hear the audio playback, it was a bit difficult to determine the quality as the store had some music playing rather loudly.
I would have bought one there and then but the deals they had didn't match the online store which was baffling. I wanted Dolphin 40 12 months, thats £97 for the phone and £37 a month. The store had the deal for £37 a month and £215 for the phone!!!! The only way to get it for £97 was to go for the Dolphin 40 and pay £42 a month....strange.
Either way...i am getting this phone!