I have been using this phone as my main cell phone for 9 months. I was formerly an Android user, and wanted to get away from smartphones.
Overall, I've been very happy with this phone. The ringer is loud, speakerphone is loud, and call quality is solid. Besides phone calls, I do some texting. I find the T9 texting with predictive text to be fairly quick, once you get the hang of it (sometimes VERY quick!). Sure, it's not as fast overall as a smartphone keyboard, but I like that, because it makes me not want to text all the time! In my life, I want texting to be limited to short messages conveying important information, such as "traffic - running 15 minutes late." I don't want to carry on long, involved conversations via texting. I prefer to talk on the phone for that.
I like some of the other features of the phone, and find them quite usable. The mp3 player is fine, and even supports a playlist. I've used it on many morning hikes (I put a 2GB card in the phone and carry plenty of songs), and have often used bluetooth to connect the phone to bluetooth speakers and car stereos. The sound quality is great. My only complaint would be that the interface is slow inside the mp3 player. That might be because I am using an external card with many songs - I'm not sure.
I sometimes use the stopwatch, countdown timer, basic calculator, and flashlight. They are all solid.
I didn't expect the camera to be great, and it's not. But it has come in handy a number of times when I was in a store and wanted to take a picture of a product or product label for later research. If the lighting is bad, however, it's hard to get a shot that isn't blurry. Even good shots don't look great on the little phone screen, but when I upload them to a computer using a usb cable (very simple to do) they look much better.
Here's what I wish was better about the phone:
(1) When texting, I wish there was a way to save words in a custom dictionary. For example, if I want to spell an ethnic name, I can't use predictive text - I have to choose one letter at a time. And then the next time I want to use that name, I have to do the same thing again. I wish I could save the name in a custom dictionary that the phone would later use as part of predictive text.
(2) There is no notepad type app. Yes, the keypad would make typing long notes impractical, but it would be handy to be able to save some simple notes on the phone. I end up texting myself, which isn't ideal.
(3) The phone "times out" very quickly, turning the screen off while I am pausing to think. For me that means when I press a button to turn it back on, I am at the lock screen. I like a lock screen to prevent" butt dialing," but I wish I could increase the time before the screen turns off.
(4) There is no way to remove the bloatware games, which I have no use for.
Despite those limitations, I'm very glad I bought the phone. It does what I need it to do, is well constructed, and doesn't use much battery. I didn't mention the 3G data support, because I can't get it to work on my cell company's network in my city. This is the network's fault, though, not the phone's. But I don't need the data features, anyway.
Consider your needs and expectations carefully! As for me, I would buy this phone again.
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UPDATE after 4 months of use
EDIT:I've used the phone 40% of the time since April 2018. Heres my updated reviewPros:- LONG!!! battery life- The smaller profile makes talking on it or pocketing it very nice- This may be personal, it's my favorite phone to use headphones to talk with- LONG!!! battery- Small touches to the camera software are interesting*- The game snake, paired with nostalgia topped with public stares- Headphone jack- The recording software records calls if you need that- Surprisingly has blue tooth, I only say that because would you expect it to?Cons:- a T9 keyboard makes typing crawl- No 4G LTE (2g, 3g only)- Incredibly poor Internet experience- No GPS- No wifi- Poor picture quality (I still like them lol)- No whats app- A nearly non existent app store- MSRP price point a bit high at $60- Definitely won't replace your smart phoneOther notes:Things like CNN, You tube, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Yahoo mail and etc have there own feature phone website. I've ordered through amazon on it, and it was fine, and a little annoying.This WILL NOT replace your smart phone, it's a nice secondary though.ORIGINAL POST BELOW:If you need e-mail, FAST texting, HIGH speed internet, traditional apps, GPS, a good camera, Wi-Fi, 4g LTE or anything similar, this is not the phone for you. For most this is not going to be your primary phone.Now that we are past that I’ve seen some misinformation in the reviews. Below are my responses to the incorrect information I’ve seen.*The review photo shows the location of the quick settings button.*- The volume can be quickly adjusted with a single key press. Use the quick settings key and it can be adjusted quickly. Some folks have stated they must go through the settings menu which is inaccurate.- The phone does have predictive text. Just as the volume above simply hold down the quick settings key. It is right there. You can also turn this on from the text message menu. A review stated that it was unavailable.- The phone does have silent. Simply push the quick settings key. You will find the option to silence the phone. A couple reviews said the opposite.- You must use the correct SIM card size which is a micro SIM card. Do not attempt to use a nano SIM card. I’ve seen that cell phone stores installed the nano sim and blamed the phone for not working.- You need to check with your carrier to ensure you’ll will have the network you need for the phone. Alternatively you can use Open Signal to verify 2g/3g in your area.- The T9 texting is definitely a learning curve. The first letter of your sentence will capitalize automatically. (a review said it didn’t) Simply push the quick settings button during your text. You can switch from lower case, all caps, first letter caps and numbers.- The manual indicates that a double SIM card version and a single SIM card version exists. HOWEVER Amazon and other sellers are not clear at all to which one they sell. Nokia hasn’t been clear on how to tell which one is it either. (The phone I bought directly from Amazon was a single SIM card)I recommend you fully read the manual from the Nokia website. I took 10 mins to do that and it made a world of difference.This phone is for:Evening phoneSomething to take to places high risk to your smart phone (water park, festivals)Social media/digital cleanseVery young children or senior citizens that have trouble with smart phonesEmergency phoneA spare phone when your smart phone battery runs outI’m using this to take a break from social media and the news. I also use my iPhone 6s Plus still and that will not change.There are many more positives and negatives to this phone. I have purposely chose to not include that in my review. I wanted to focus more on inaccuracies and uses. As there seemed to be some misinformation in other reviews.
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