While I'm not giving up my Note 2 any time soon, the 8x and the OS it runs are awesome. Yes, it cannot lock screen rotation, nor can it blink it's lights. These two things are massive bummers. But otherwise, wow. It's fast and smooth and most of the apps I want are there. I'd like a larger screen (coming from the Note 2, remember) and some buttons you can find without searching. But otherwise I'm frankly surprised at how good it is. Add that to the class act the 8x is, and this is a great package.