I guess the battery thing is more an issue for some than others. If I needed a phone with a really good battery life i would probably just get whatever free flip phone they where offering at the time. As it is now, I have many opportunities throughout the day to put it on charge, in the car, at my desk, ect. I put the thing on my desk at work anyway(I hate things in my pocket), so its no big deal to just plug it in.