I've had this phone for 2 years now, and it still works 95-98% as great as when I first got it! Being the klutz I am, I've dropped this many many times within the last two years, and I'm very pleased with the durability of it. To me, it's definitely worth the money spent on it. For more memory, you definitely have to buy a new memory card with greater space, but I've had the one provided for me and I've been fine. I really can't think of anything bad to say about this phone. Sony has done a great job with this one.