i am one of those who can not use texting without a qwerty keyboard. this one is great for the keyboard alone! i also can not stand to use a cell phone that slides open. they are much too easy to break and i have broken a few... this one is a flip phone that fits comfortably in an adult hand ( big plus!). the lotus has an applications personal carousel right on you inner screen. set it up however you want. the camera's also easy for those who have no idea how to use a cell phone camera..like me! now if you have been forced to learn texting as i have in response to the teenager gene which refuses...