I think the extra few pushes and the few extra seconds it takes to do that isn't exactly hard or draining, but I understand what you're saying.
I'm always looking for phones that are good for calling and texting, then there's camera, music player and all that stuff because it's less important imo. If I'd need a good music/video player on the go I'd rather get a small and reliable phone + an ipod touch (or any other good multimedia player). Also I have everything I need (maybe except wifi) on any mid-end modern phone which is smaller, more reliable, faster to use and usually has much better camera .