i purchased the phone for my wife who would be very displeased at the thought of paying the price asked by some of the well known brands. Her requirement is also limited to reading the paper , getting calls and messages, surfing the web and taking photos -Being honest, Im not sure I would use the phone for much else. Well this phone handles this with ease and on many occasions, I felt it outperformed some of the more expensive phones. I felt the battery life did not match what I expected from reviews but in saying this, it did last the full day with regular use. Not sure how it would handle more power intensive apps though. With all this said, I will be purchasing from Doogee again and I believe what you are getting for the price is unbelievable.