See...
Here is the deal.
K500i has a better Screen and better interface,.. but low on memory and hence mp3 playback is linmited...
The reason K500i having a player is just beacuse they use a modified K700i Firmware.. the real reason for MP3 on k500 is basically for Mp3 Tonez...
So.. if MP3 playback is priority 1. then Lg is a good deal. But Lg's screen is pretty bad, from what i have heard.. the display has lot of difficulty in reproducing the colors vivd....
Funny if u think of it.. all models in market are all bloody compromises... SE phones are good with most having stereo playback and good displays.. but none are smartphones(barring p series) and very few have memory expansion.
Nokia's got all smartphones and memory upgradablity , but MONO sounds.. and all displays are stuck @ 170x240 res(symbian Series 60's native res).
Why cant they make a Smart Phone with Good big display and Stereo playback, memory expansion ??? (Hell even communicators are mono sound, except Nokia 6680,6681 and 6230)... Only phone with all criterea is basically P910i and P900 and p800 (208x320 Display, Memory Expansion, and Stereo playback) but P-series mighty expensive and no one will ever use all its features..