So after playing around for the evening, without any major issues, i decided to do a hard reset and start fresh, with no backups, and i can say there is a big difference. The phone performs most tasks swiftly. I feel the camera isn't as good? I have tried taking pictures with both apps, and idk they seem fuzzy, maybe it's just my old eyes lol. The store has been fine, no issues getting updates. I am having a minor issue with adding my gmail, but i don't have to have it on my phone. Groove music is great, synced my library and playlists quickly, I miss the live tile action from 8.1, but hope that will be back. The photos app I enjoy, but feels it is so unpolished from what 8.1 had.