I got this phone though vodafone on a contract, the reates were quite good and the phone itself was amazingly fast compared to my last phone and in comparason with te other phones on the market it was much better in spec and in functionality. I have had this phone for almost 2 years now and although its starting to show the stress of high useage every day it is still powering on and running like the day i received it. there are a couple of scratches and bumps from drops or accidents but the phone has stood good through most it has been put through. when i first got the phone i was amazed at how fast it loaded apps and the android system has only got better since then. The big downfall of this phone is the bloat ware that samsung insist on pilling onto the device pulling adverts and using mobiel data by the gallon. there are multiple ways of removing these but most involve voiding the warrenty which can be a good feature to keep as the batery in mine gave up just before the warenty was due to run out. From playing gmaes to reading documents or seding and receiving emails this phone has all the bases covered with a strong email setup and a good wireless and data conectivity. the screen has amazing colours and depth to it which is perfect for the 8mp camera that is packed int othe back that leaves no detail un captured with its full 1080p video pater and high res images. taking out the bloat ware the phone is perfect for any mediaum to high end user although for any tech orientated person like me there is much better phones on the market now that will do what this little phone does and more.