I loved the music and picture features on my chocalate phone but never got very good reception. No one could hear me on that phone. Long story short, the phone I ended up replacing the chocolate phone with is this one. LG VX8600 is an improvement and I've had no more problems with reception or clarity in calls.The large outside display and large inside display are excellent. The inside display is 176 x 220 color display and full 16-bit color. The outside display is fullcolor 160 x 128. With the music playback controls on the front cover, it's easier to play my music and Bluetooth makes it easy for hands-free calling.Built-in USB makes it easy to connect to a computer. I had no problems getting it to work with either, for a pleasant change.The only thing I wish for is a better camera. Cell phones have been stuck with 1.3 Megapixel cameras for what seems like forever. It can't be that much more to include a better camera phone.