I am a big fan of this phone. I previously owned the *ancient* Sony Ericsson z500a, which I was very unhappy with--EXTREMELY bad battery life, picture quality was less-than-mediocre, but the call quality was good. So, before I bought my next phone, I was looking for a phone with a good camera (one that takes acceptable pictures; you can't expect much from a camera phone) and exceptional battery life, as I talk on the phone for around 2-3 hours a day. The Sony Ericsson battery lasted for about 12 hours and then I'd have to charge it.This phone fit the bill perfectly. Talking 2-3 hours a day plus using the alarm, datebook, and text messaging regularly and the battery lasts for about 3 days (which is more than exceptional for my standards). The camera takes decent pictures--you can actually make out what the object in the picture is!--and I'm quite satisfied with it.It also comes with Bluetooth, which I haven't been able to take advantage of but hopefully will in the future. The datebook is very handy and the alarm system is quite nice; you can set separate settings for several alarms. The ticker, although marketed with much hype, is not all that great and I disabled it within having the phone for 2 hours.As far as games are concerned, my phone came with a Bejeweled Demo and NFL Football 2005 Demo. It irks me that they're both demos, but with phones these days they rarely have complimentary ones available without having to pay.The text messaging is refreshing compared to my old phone and is very fast, no lag. Ringtone selection is slim, but viable. In the preferences, you can customize the order of the icons on the menu and what the home screen shows, your background, wallpaper, theme, sounds, etc.The reception is also quite good.Summary:PROs* Battery life* Reception* CameraCONs* Address book; I'd like to have one name and several numbers listed under it instead of having copies of one name with one different number for each* Live ticker* Can't change the format of the pictures (sepia, black & white, etc)Overall, good camera for the price (I got it free from Cingular!)