I used to have a 7210 but was recently stolen. Luckily, I kept a
backup of the phonebook (which was rather large and detailed) on my
notebook, so now I'm shopping for another similar Nokia, as the 7210
pleased me (except perhaps the incoming voice quality, which was
crappy). I liked & used all 7210's features, and the ones missing were
probabil voicetags, better security (like motorola) & bluetooth. But
you can't have it all, that's life, and the price was right (being a
Fido customer for a while I got it for CDN$200).

Now that my phone was stolen, I was going to reorder it, but noticed
that Fido is now offering the 5100, which has a similar feature set,
plus a few extra bells and whistles. The 5100 is bigger and heavier
according to the website, but seems more resistant, has a flashlight
and some more apps, including a thermometer and sound meter, and
according to a review I read it adjusts the sound level based on the
ambient sound. Furthermore, strangely enough the 5100 is cheaper than
the 7210 by $100, even though it has more features. The only reason I
can think of is looks, but that is subjective...

I'd like to ask, for anybody who had a chance to try both:

1. What is the relative incoming voice quality?
2. Can the phone withstand windsurfing (and the implicit occasional
water dip)?
3. Which buttons are easier to use?

Which one would you choose?

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