I was skeptical due to the hinge, but the phone is awesome!Its pretty, and so easy to use. The only negative if any is I wishthe phone had better backgrounds, and maybe some funner ringtones.the small buttons are perfect, not too small for any hands.My teenage daughter LOVES this phone, many people who watch me or her use it say WHAT IS THAT??????????? that is cool...*added note...I saw a pic on AOL recently of Brittney Spears using this exact phone, of course texting while she was driving!!!