This phone is amazing, that said, there are 1 or 2 small issues that I can live with. Hence the need for 4 1/2 stars. I talk about the issues at the bottom--so scroll down if you're not interested in what I liked about the phone.I've had this phone 2 months now and I bought it because, much to my detriment, I am a gadget nut...What can I say, I love electronics--I was afraid it would not organize my life but it has--it is easy to use and simple to install software onto. Most PDA-type things, I never use, this one, I do--probably because since its a phone, I use it anyway. I actually even have a mac--I make use of a program called Missing Sync that allows it to link to just about all of my mac programs--iPhoto, iTunes, Entourage.This is a really nice phone--the speakerphone is excellent, I also notice that it almost always has signal, not only that, but unlike most cell phones that try and fail to make a call with only 1 bar of signal, this one can make a phone call--so I would say its a very good phone. The phonebook is easily accessible and utilized.Someone said it was hard to read the screen in the daytime--I don't know where that's coming from--I have tried to find an angle where its hard to read in direct sunlight, and I haven't...I'm in the Army, a lot of the time when I take a call or use the PDA side of this phone, its outside--no problems. I even have the brightness turned down a little and its fine. Amazing actually--most LCD screens are difficult to read in sunlight.All that said, battery life is relatively short--but not as short as other reviewers have implied. Like I said, I'm in the military, and a lot of time, when out in the field, I can't charge the phone--I've gotten it to last 2 days, making frequent calls--2 days isn't a long time, but its certainly better than other reviewers are saying. I don't need to plug this into my computer when I'm stationary, or into my car--it doesn't need to be plugged in every place you can--I charge mine every night and have had no problems yet. I also have some minor problems with the operating system--don't get me wrong, I had a Palm TX for a while and hated Palm OS--this is much better than Palm OS. These are little nit-picking problems: The alarm program is useless, and sometimes, even though I have it set to disable the touchscreen when making a call, it activates the clock. Very irritating.Over all, its by far the best phone I've ever had--and I've had many. I'm now hooked on SmartPhones.