I like the phone alot. It's a nice size, not so big you feel like your carrying around a tablet! But big enough to scroll through emails and social media and game playing. The edge from entire, especially with the latest update is awesome!! Making s0 you favorite contacts, apps.and games more convenient to access. I love It! I did have a major problem when the first one I got froze up on me after 2 months . I feel it was a rare instance as customer service people could not figure it out as to why it happened.. but was quickly sent a replacement of a new one! So far so good!
I was never a huge lover of my smartphones, sure they are completely and utterly useful and convenient, don't know what I would do without one, but I was never in love with my phone the way so many are.
Brand loyalty kept me getting a newer model of the phone I already had. Finally, I decided to switch and discovered my discontent with my other phones was a lack of customization. Being able to set up the homescreen to my specific taste is a god send. There's no need to open a weather, or calendar app since all the information I need is right on my home screen. With a swipe to the right, I can see which tv shows I still need to catch up on and what episode I left off on, a swipe to the left and I have a view of my inbox, control over the music player and a pedometer. All without having to seek out and open an app. Things I never knew I wanted and couldn't get with my old phones.
The curved edges give a nice in hand feel and while up to my ear talking on the phone. That was a pleasant surprise. The whole design is very eye catching. It's lightweight and thin but doesn't feel dainty. The battery life is decent, a full charge will last me through the day (including an hours worth of workout music) and most of the evening before I get the low battery warning.
The camera takes amazing pictures/videos, (I love playing around with the modes) the screen display is sharp and vibrant.
I thought the size of the phone would garner the same problems as my old phone, of a similar size, but the gesture features fixes that. Rather then fumble around the large screen a swipe here and a swipe there will do the trick in a pinch. I adore direct call. It seemed silly at first, but only needing to lift the phone to my ear to make a call is a tremendous help when I'm juggling bags of groceries on one arm and not trying to drop my phone while reaching for the call button.