This phone is a very nice smartphone for the occasional user. If one looks at the memory used for the existing applications, it is about half full. So you won't be able to add a lot of extra apps, they may not fit in the 8GB memory. I added an extra memory card, but that only lets you store your pictures, music and only a few select apps. Most apps just install in the main memory. One nice thing in buying an unlocked phones is that it does not come with any bloatware from your cell phone carrier. But if you want you can install them yourself. The benefit is that you can also uninstall those, this is not possible with pre-installed apps from cell phone carriers.
As this phone is for another market, be aware that when you boot it first time, it comes up in another language than English. This is not a problem, it is easy to figure out how to change it. I also found that the speed that the apps open and general usage is nice and fluid with no noticable slowdown. All in all a great phone for a non-power user.
