I have owned 4 Samsung &quot;flip&quot; phones, and all of them have felt flimsy and broke after 11 - 20 months. I got tired of replacing them and tired of the poor battery life. This Sanyo RL2000 is terrific! It's a little bigger than an opened flip phone, but it doesn't weigh more more. However, the battery life is AMAZING! I only charge it every 3 days or so. Sanyo rates the talk time at around 4.5 hours, and I believe it. The battery lasts at least 2x as long as any of the Samsung phones I've had. Also, the reception is very good. I often get 4 bars of signal strength (whereas my previous phones had 1 or 2 in the same locations). Dropped calls are VERY infrequent. Also, all of the menus (including for the Internet) are logically layed out and easy to navigate. Speakerphone works well. It's a bit buzzy, but not bad and it's loud enough. The last positive is that the charging cord has a lock so that it won't slip out in the car (unlike some other brands/models). The only negative comments are that the ringers included with the phone are not great. I downloaded some new ones. Also, the ringer is loud, but could be a bit louder. Overall, I'm very pleased with phone. I can't see going back to a flimsy flip phone with a weak battery. For me, a durable phone w/ good battery life (and the push-to-talk feature) is more important than a flip phone w/ a built-in (albeit weak) digital camera.