The Alias is a great phone. I started off with an lg phone and was only set on lg phones. That broke once and i had to get a new one so I chose the lg sguare one that flips open and it was terrible. So a couple weeks later i went back and exchanged it for th alias. At first i wasn't sure about it and how small the keys were but my friends had it and liked it so i stuck with it. Within a week or so i got used to the phone and it was amazing. I like how you can talk like a normal phone but then open up and text so easily. Also it is very durable and doesnt break compared to those other touch screens...