I just passed my 14'th day on Verizon, (the point of no return for vzw customers) and can say honestly that this is the first phone I've had without any thoughts of returning. Sure a few things could be better, imo, the speaker could be louder, for example, but all in all, this really is a great phone. I have had no buyers remorse and I'm not thinking maybe I should'a got the blah, blah, blah, instead. Not saying this is the holy grail of phones, but I like it. A lot. I don't buy the latest and greatest but since I'll have this for 2 years I wanted the latest and greatest right now. I'm not saying this is the "greatest phone out there", as that's a matter of opinion, but this phone best fits me. I'm surprised how much I actually like it. I think its pretty impressive. As far as the whole "build quality" debate goes, and how long a phone will last, I think that's got a lot to do with how its taken care of. Its very subjective, my buddy has a very popular all aluminum phone that was recently released on Verizon, it looks like its been to war and back, yet my girlfriends iPhone 4 still looks brand new. Barring any factory defects, which I haven't found any yet, I see no reason why I wont get 2 years out of this. Besides phone manufacturers don't want a phone to last forever, now do they?