I own this phone has been going for about 2 years, and I'm still very satisfied. It was and still is my first smartphone. Important when buying me was that it is as safe as possible. Because Windows Phone 8 currently still uses the sandbox system for apps, it is considerably safer than the Android phones. I bought the phone from Amazon twice. 2013 for about 249 and the end of 2014 for about 189. And now it costs 33% more. As a should ask me, why ?!