Speaking about hardware, this phone Does not sccm bad: high quality of plastic, good response of the touchscreen, and good screen resolution. Purpose WP8 software and technical solutions idiotic ABSOLUTELY ruin what Could have been a nice smartphone budget. If you are scheduling to use it as an MP3 player forget about it. Each song will be played two or three times in row and an Attempt to remove one of icts of copies from the playlist will result in Removing it from your phone. If you remove the album from your phone it stays in the my music and so before you plug your phone to the computer it is not possible to know if you-have this or that song on your phone or not. Using a camera in it is none the better, pictures are blurred Either gold-have very unnatural colors, mostly both. Furthermore, to make things convenient They made one general loudness regulator for all the sounds of the phone (music, ringtone, SMS signal) so if you-have-been listening music volume was low you will not hear When Your phone rings. Smart! The list can be continued for quite Some Time, general purpose I hope idea is clear: if you want to save your time and nerves stay away from this smart phone!