I bought this phone over two years ago. During this time, I had accidentally left it in jeans which ended up going through a full cycle in the washing machine (detergent and all), dropped it about a million times, and have thrown it at various people and objects during several different ocassions. All this had done virtually no damage to this phone, and today it continues to operate as well as it did the first time I bought it.Keep in mind, that while the RAZR is a great phone for basic functions such as talking and texting, its video/photo features are primitive at best. It is absolutely nothing fancy and probably old-fashioned by today's standards. But if you're like me and are really looking forward to using a phone for what it was originally intended to be used, then this is a great phone for you. And it will last you through a lot of damage. I know that from experience.