after suffering for 2 years with my motorolla t730, i am in heaven with this LG VX8000. the screen is big, the battery lasts DAYS (my last phone with a full charge lasted about 5 hours). you can record your own rings, which isn't a huge selling point but is fun. there's no speakerphone which i didn't have last time either so i can deal with it. the phone is a little big but not unreasonable. overall it gets 10/10. get this phone.