The camera is of course not as great as a smartphone, nor compatible unless you buy a micro disk for purposes of transferring data, which becomes complicated.

This phone has worked perfectly well for me while I await a hand~me~down smartphone;

This is the most potent of Verizon's "basic" phone offerings, which isn't saying much because the company seems committed to lethargic handsets as a way to keep costs down or drive subscribers to lucrative smartphone contracts

If you have a kid and you surprise them with this phone, I guarantee they will be as happy as if they got a iphone