Pros: Higher quality screen, slide out qwerty keyboard, slide out phone dialer, loud ring tones, nice size still even with all the slide outs. Emoticon button on keyboard. Raspberry color is really nice! Backlights are really nice & bright. Menu carousel and navigation buttons. 2 Megapixel camera.
Cons: Cannot increase font size, contact info & pics are a bit on the tiny size, camera button location can cause accidental activation, speaker phone isn't the greatest but serves the purpose. No camera flash.
Summary: Just exchanged the Samsung Rant after only 2 days of use, (froze up on me on the 2nd day of texting), for the Exclaim because I really liked the slide out keyboard. After running the gamut on texting constantly, sending pics & vids, I haven't experienced any freezing or screen dysfunctions yet (had phone for 5 days now.) This phone is really a texter's dream and all my friends really like it. Alittle more weight then your avg. flip phone but it's not a big deal. Feels good in the hand - solid. Noticed "certain" screens remain in landscape mode upon closing the qwerty keyboard. If this is the case, just hit the "End" button to revert back to portrait mode...no biggie and certainly not a deal breaker for me as it doesn't happen frequently. Being that this is my 3rd phone in under 7 days I must say I have finally found my perfect phone. I'm very happy with it so far!
