This phone is a solidly performing Android 2.1 phone. It is comparable to the first generation mainstream Android Phones, such as the Motorola Droid, HTC Nexus One, and others. It does not perform as well as the cutting edge Android 2.2 phones like the Droid X, Droid 2, Samsung Galaxy, etcetera.

The key to this phone is that you get all the features that you really need for $250 upfront, $25 a month, and no contract. Assuming you use this phone for more than about 8 months, you will save a ton of money over a contract phone. At $25 for unlimited data, unlimited text, and 300 minutes of voice you will save about $75 a month for every month that you use this phone instead of a contract phone.

I strongly recommend this phone, or any of Virgin Mobile's others that are on their Beyond Talk or Broadband Unlimited plans. Check out the details of their plan on their website.

---- update May 6th, 2011 -------

We received the update to Android 2.2 last month on both our Intercepts and are now very impressed with this phone. All the quirks that existed previously are gone. The phone is flawless for us, and I now highly recommend it.

----- June 18th, 2011 Update -----

This phone is still very good, and a great value. Sprint (Virgin's Parent Company) announced last week that the Motorola Triumph would be coming to Virgin Mobile on the Beyond Talk plans. This looks to be a great phone, that is similar to the first generation Motorola Droid, but without a keyboard. I would still recommend the Intercept for users who want a keyboard, but if you are looking for an Android phone with a 4.1" screen and no keyboard, you might want to wait and see what the pricing and availability is on the Motorola Triumph.