I wouldn't discount this phone. I saw some of these phones at CES and the build quality was equally as good as any of the HTC phones I've seen. And this is in no way meant as disrespect toward HTC, but I wouldn't say they are the king of build quality. My friend just went through 2 Inspires. One had a loose screen and the replacement had a bunch of dead pixels. I love HTC and their ability to innovate, but man some of their hardware issues have been maddening. Point is, based on what I've seen, LG has a good shot of playing with the best of them.