I have had 2 nokias in my time and they were fragile peice of crap. I have had my LG for a little over a year and aside from paint wear on the shell it still works fine and has no signs of breaking at all. I also had a motorola that broke in like 3 months. Im hard on phones, they kick around in my pocket all day with change, a knife, money and other things. So far the cheapest phone i have bought has lasted the longest.