I've had this phone for 3 weeks now and love it. I am tough on phones and always picked Nokia candy bar phones because they didn't break. I drowned this one at a water park and used it almost immediately. I have dropped it, it was in my backpack when I wrecked my dirt bike, and more. It will outlast me. Advantages are no antenna sticking up just to break off, like the Type-V version, and blue tooth. I hear the camera is not as good, but I didn't buy it based on camera scores, just durability.I need to find a ringtone that I can hear when it is buried in a backpack, etc. but that is why there is voicemail. If you are active or just abuse phones, this is it.