Yes, locking seems to be faster than .99 and the 1st hybrid (haven't tried the 2nd or 3rd yet). All I can hope for on this phone is that it's as good as .99 was, but with better stability. Pretty much all I want.
I'm going to test it out today and see if it randomly reboots one me or shuts down.
So far, it just seems to be the fastest build yet.