Initially, the phone was an excellent buy. I am a big fan of the live tiles and the customization of the start screen. It was my hope that Microsoft's purchase of Lumia would lead to a new line of phones. However, this has yet to come to fruition and it increased my ire along with the lack of apps. I have also had issues with my e-mail not syncing in a timely fashion. Sometimes they don't update until I get home to a WiFi signal. As a result, I have had to resort to checking it on my laptop.
Since the update to Windows 8.1 in late December, I have noticed a considerable drain on my battery. My phone must sense that I will be trading in my phone this Saturday as I had it fully charged at 1:46 P.M. and it was close to 55% after only three hours without using any apps. Thanks to my immersion into the Apple ecosystem with a MacBook Pro w/Retina display and PowerBeats2 Wireless headphones, I will be switching to an iPhone 6 so that my ecosystem is fluid. However, I will keep my eye out on future Windows phones. I wish Microsoft the best!