I bought the V3i a week back and I must say that I am impressed with this phone.I had no intentions of buying this phone when I went into the mobile showroom.I was looking at phones in the 10k-15k bracket, so I was interested in nokia 6131, sony w700i and k750i.But the shopkeeper showed me this phone and I really liked the looks.It was worth a buy for 11.7K (the cheapest of the lot) and it had most features except FM radio (i really wanted that).I went ahead and bought the phone and these are my observations.
Pros:
Knockout Looks.Everybody will have a second look at the V3i
excellent display, its big and clear, wallpapers will look sexy
decent camera and video camera.However clarity takes a hit if you use the zoom feature
iTunes-the clarity is very good and its veryeasy to copy songs from your pc.however the max volume is low by k750i standards
Cons:
No FM radio.Big minus for a music buff like me.
Max Music Volume is not the best
Overall I would say its an excellent buy for its price, looks and good feature list.The only other phone that I would have a look at in the same range is w700i (approx 13k).
P.S: The picture that you see towards the right, was taken using the V3i and transferred to my pc.That should give you an idea of the quality of the cam on this phone.BTW, I look better upfront :)