Battery works as it should. New Qs have the extended battery as default, so Moto realized it was needed. Standard battery won't last a whole day with emails and voice. The cover works fine, but looks hideous in anything other than the Verizon Q (Sprint uses a rubberized gray that looks and feels much better then the toy-like silver Verizon Q, whichever network works best is a matter of preference in the area it's used). I've seen black covers with non-Moto batteries, but we already tried one for slightly less coin, but performance wasn't as good. Rated 4/5 for lack of colors...