It's not bad. People think the next phone (Passport, Classic, etc.) always has to be an "upgrade," to the other phones, but it really isn't some rule. It's just another phone. Passport might be an "upgrade" (the next BB10 successor to the Q5/Q10), but the Classic is just to attract BB7 users who are reluctant to change to BB10 because they think they will miss the tool belt. Get a Q10 if you like it. I love mine.