Granted, I have only owned a handful of flip-phones, but this one is definitely one of the best I've ever owned and used. Exceptionally solid build - was used by myself and then a relative as a hand-me-down for over 4 years without any hardware issues (outer plastic cover on the screen cracked from running into a table with it in my pocket, but it did not inhibit the screen functionality at all). Very responsive, simple to navigate, with great reception and call quality and the external picture caller ID screen made this phone a joy to use. Was never able to find a flip phone that felt quite as solid, even amongst the "rugged" line ups.
This camera phone was amazing when it came out almost four years ago. If you compare it to cell phones today I would say it isn't worth anything. The call quality was great and everything so that is the only thing that competes with todays phones. This phone lacks a speakerphone function and the camera is a .1 megapixel and the camera phones in the US now are at 3 to 4 megapixel cameras. This also lacks a slot for micro SD. But like I said about four years ago this was top notch.
This is a great phone! Everyone should have one! The sound quality, the camera, the signal strength, the features and thr sleek design is great, everything is great! Much better than the 5300!