Well, I've used bigger phones for the past 5 years or so, so I was kind of worried about how I'd like it. But, as soon as I pulled it out of the box, I was hooked. Got the phone and the camera for $500, both new and sealed in their boxes. For that price, it's a steal and stellar device. The build quality, as I'm sure you've read, is absolutely amazing. I've never used a phone that felt this nice to hold. It's crazy! Performance is smooth and fast. I've used the camera maybe five times so far, and I've not had an issue with it. I'm on my fourth update, so I'm expecting things to keep getting better. Personally, I'm happy with it. I knew going into it that it wasn't going to be a photo powerhouse, although, it's a perfectly fine shooter, so my expectations were in check. I used to be hugely critical of smartphone camera, but in reality, I'm not a photographer. I was getting caught up in the tech buzzwords and push for better and better cameras. That's cool and all, but most of the pictures I take get uploaded to OneDrive and forgotten about. ???????????? Plus, my wife always breaks out her "real" camera when things need to be captured, and none of my smartphone pictures compare to her pics. So, for capturing cool moments and goofy things in my classroom, I'm totally satisfied. I only wish there were more cases for it. Battery life has been surprisingly good too. I'm at 47% at the moment. It's been off the charger since 5 AM this morning under normal use for me....email, reading the news a couple of times, music to and from work, checking WC/AC throughout the day, etc. It's a really nice phone. I suggest anybody interested should give it a go
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