my votes for nokia all the way
it rules man
the symbian os really rocks
Woooo...
Hey..
nowdays, the symbian OS is the most irritating, boring... and more slower in the mobile world... (sorry to said this)
if you install lot of good software in symbian OS, it will take more time to boot/process/save...
one more thing ..
The Speed and user experience of Symbian OS is based on the type of processor it used and its screen colour depth / resolution.
for example, if you test the symbian OS speed in Nseries.N72 has slow and a dull screen...
So, as you said Sybmian OS only rocks when it will run some high-end phone.
I have used both SE and Nokia for long time..
SE UI is bright and sharper than Symbian in mid-level category ..
Now, there is equal software and games in JAVA paltform while compared to sybmian OS.. If you want, please search in blogs specifically maintained for J2ME.. you can find some good stuff.