I've had the same cell phone for three years now. I've dropped it against every hard surface possible and while it's got one or two small wear and tear problems, overall it still works about as well as the day I got it. Hell, one day, I unknowingly dropped it in the grass, where it sat in the pouring rain for hours until I found it and its only effect was the speaker was a little soggy for a week. That is a sturdy phone.