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(More customer reviews)**Word of caution - if you buy this from Amazon, it may come in the "French" edition, which means the phone will start up in French and the manual won't be in English. Don't worry - you can change the settings once you translate the startup screens and you can use the phone completely in U.S. English**
Let me just start out by saying I'm a very picky guy when it comes to electronics. I research things until I am absolutely sure I want them and then I wait for the "dust" to settle on anything new just as a double check. While I'm not a huge fan of Windows in general - this phone was definitely worth the wait - it ROCKS!
Build quality: solid and smooth. The backing has a matte finish, so your hands won't slip when holding the device (unlike the iPhone 3G/3GS). The weight is just right - not too heavy and not light/cheap feeling. The battery/SIM card compartment door on the back is metal yet thin. It's probably not the thinnest device in the world, but if you want something thinner you're better off with a plastic device. All buttons (including the awesome "real" push Windows home button) click confidently.
Software/OS: First of all, keep in mind that this device (as of 1/24/11) does not have multitasking built in. I'm assuming this will be a software update later on. All finger-swipe actions so far are VERY smooth - no stuttering as found in my previous Android device. The tiles respond extremely quickly and, with the Super AMOLED screen, look like water when they do move. The only issue I have found so far is that if you follow a link to the Windows Marketplace from anywhere except through the "official" app, the app freezes and you have to restart the phone. This issue has been documented and will hopefully be fixed during the next update. Wireless connectivity was so easy I almost didn't realize that it had connected - it was automatic to my home network after asking for the password. Overall, Windows Phone software/OS is a DREAM compared to Android/iOS.
Battery life: Compared to almost every phone I've ever owned and considering the awesome amount of work I put this phone through, the battery life is amazing. Again, it doesn't multitask so I'm sure batter life will suffer when that updates comes through. I was able to make it through 1 1/2 days of occasional use before it even complained of a low battery life (even with wifi on the entire time). I would give it at least 10 hours on occasional use - 24 hours on standby.
Bottom line: Let's put it this way - if you don't like tech stuff and you're just looking for a phone to play cute games on and make calls, go with an iPhone. If you loved taking things apart and putting them back together again as a kid (and you especially enjoyed Transformers), then Android phones are for you. If you want a phone that will treat you like an adult without being overly complicated and you aren't completely reliant on "cutsey" games, get this Windows Phone. Splurge and pay the extra cost to get it untethered to a network. You won't get the annoying startup screens from T-Mobile, AT&T, etc. and you don't have to start a new contract.
Absolutely a 5-star device.
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