PHONE: Solid, clean, beautiful and almost a piece of art. It's heavy but feels nice and something to show off. OS: One word here, beautiful. OK, 2 words, useful. Unlike iOS and Android which excel on giving you what you go looking for, WP* tells you what you want to know BEFORE you know you want it with live tiles. Where things went off the rails for me were the battery life and the complete lack of apps. I truly want to see Nokia and WP8 to succeed, but this is one piece that will hold them back. I know that this will improve, but it will take time and they may lose too many "experimenters" before they can get it right. If you're patient and don't mind having to charge during the day at some point, then there are a TON of great things about this phone to make it worth owning. If not, then this is one you should pass on.