This phone is all about the battery life.  The specs are a laughable 48 days (just like iPhone 5 say it lasts 9 days when in reality people get 1).  On my Nokia Asha 501 (using T-Mobile) I got 3 full days using internet, downloading apps, wi-fi and bluetooth on and a call time of about 30 minutes before getting the battery low warning.  Then I turned wi-fi and bluetooth off and with 30 minutes talk time I got a respectable 6.5 days before battery low warning.  This battery performance is about identical to my old Nokia C3 but this phone has advantages over it (such as bigger number keys for dialing - the C3 had tiny keys like a Blackberry).I thought text messaging would be a problem with such a small screen but it works better than I expected.  In portrait mode keyboard you can expect more errors than in landscape but with practice it gets very usable.The call quality is good in quiet environments but I find it doesn''t filter noise very well.  You may have more problem than usual having a conversation if music is playing in the background or you are in a crowd of noisy people.The camera takes grainy off-color pictures that is good enough for taking funny throw away pictures or documenting a car wreck for insurance but it really isn''t good enough for photos you want to keep.This really isn''t an apps phone.  About half the apps I tried didn''t work and the other half weren''t that useful (and the selection is very limited).  The calendar doesn''t sync with gmail calendar and the battery check goes down in 25% increments.  Emails thru gmail work and there was a nice weather channel app that works well.  Internet works but with a tiny screen it would be for emergencies only.The ring tones and background images on the phone are terrible so expect to have to download these.There is a handy summary screen that shows all of your recent activity so you don''t forget a call, message, email or something.  If you want privacy this is not the phone for you because your history can''t be hidden (beyond locking the phone).This phone isn''t for everyone, but if you are like me and value 6.5 days of dependability and still want a few niceties of a smart phone then there really is nothing better out there.  Now that Nokia got bought by Microsoft this is probably the end of the line for Asha phones so if you want one I would recommend buying it sooner rather than later.