The phone is nice and small, but the small keyboard makes it tough to type. I like to put my phone in my pocket, this phone is the perfect size for that. The battery cover kept coming off. Not impressed with battery life. I really like the fact that you could start dialing a person by name from the home screen instead of going through address book. Seemed to have software issues (slow). Traded it in for the 8700G could not be happier. Google maps is far superior to the map software in the pearl. I would rate the 8700g with 5 stars.