Pros:Beautiful design is the foremost feature of this phone. It's incredibly thin, and the shiny black with metal accented design looks both stylish and professional. The stylish but simple keypad is also great, compared to the gaudy, shiny metallic keys found on RAZRs and KRZRs. The keys have a great feel to them (although being flat, you can't feel the spaces between them). This phone feature beautiful, large screens on both the outside and the inside.Reception is better than most phones I've seen as well, with fewer calls cut-off, and incredibly good sound quality on both ends (almost landline quality). The "bars" it shows you seem to more accurately communicate the signal in the area as well. No more showing you five bars one second, then 2 bars the next without you ever moving.This phone also has great Bluetooth support (especially for a Verizon phone). Once connected with a computer through Bluetooth, you can transfer files such as images and music (which is a feature normally disabled). You can also do the standard functions such as use your computer as a speakerphone or use the phone as a modem.The phone features a music player, which I don't use much, but it's nice to have and has decent sound quality.Battery life is also much better than other phones I have tried. Obviously, different people use their phones different amounts so it's hard to say how long it will last for you, but I only have to charge about once a week, whereas with previous phones I had to charge about once every three days.Cons:The biggest con, by far, is the speakerphone. If you really, really need a speakerphone, this phone isn't for you. It has one, but it is pretty quiet. You certainly could not use it in a car. You could potentially use it indoors at a desk (I do occasionally). But, if you're really serious about needing a speakerphone, you probably would want a standalone speakerphone device (there are lots out there for Bluetooth). The VX8600 speakerphone is not quite as good as the average cell phone's, but none of them are very good to begin with.One other con is that it doesn't have a standard headset port, so you have to use an adapter. Not a huge deal, but a mild annoyance. This is becoming increasingly common with phones. Most others in this price range (such as the KRZR) have this same limitation.Other thoughts:Overall, an amazing phone. This is probably the phone for you, unless you really need a built-in speakerphone or you're going to be heavily using standard headsets. Other than that, it's clearly better than any other similarly priced Verizon phone at the moment.