This is a great Linux device by Motorola. One thing you can be sure of is that all the money that you have paid for this phone is well worth it. There is a shortage of applications like games, utilities and apps available on the net. Ofcourse this is a MIDP J2ME compatible phone meaning you can download Java applications and they run just great. Phone comes with Stereo Headsets, FM radio, Large 512 MD Micro SD card which has fast read/write speeds. The usage is clear and crisp with touch screen being very accurate and responsive. It has all the good functions that you can think of, including a 2 MP camera, etc.
My other phone is a Windows Mobile 5.o device(PDA) so I know what I am saying when I say very A1200 has a very responsive interphase.
I would say the only shortcoming of this phone, if any, is the "not so loud" speaker phone. As a result it is not such a pleasure listening to the music on the external speaker. Again I may be comparing with my other device which has external stero speakers and quite loud too.
On the whole a great device, value for money, Battery life could be better, and my set shows 100% and the next step is 50%. Nothing in between. I think there ought to be a fix for this.
I am going to find ways of tweaking this set to its max performance and will post it here when I do so. Just watch this space.
Cheers! Go for it!