Nokia 2780 Flip

I got this as kind of a detox phone and I really like it!! It seems durable, it is easy to pop the back cover on and off to access the battery, SIM, and SD card reader, and it feels nice in the hand. The camera isn't really something you're gonna want to take all your pictures with but I took a picture and sent it to a friend and he mentioned how flip phone cameras have come a long way so I guess it's decent enough for quick pictures. The phone is fast enough. Doesn't hold a candle to my Galaxy S25 Ultra (of course not lol) but gets the job done. Texting is fine, call quality is great. I found a really nice podcast app (PodLP) to round out the music player and FM radio functions for entertainment. Snake is a ton of fun, too. I don't need to use Google Maps, browser, etc. but it's nice that they exist. A friend texted me a twitter link and I was able to load it up and it was fine. Google Maps worked correctly and quickly when I tested it but I have built-in nav in my car so I haven't had a legit use case for it. All in all, it's a dumbphone with smart enough features and enough entertainment apps to not feel a total void the way you might with something like a TCL Classic. Battery life is spectacular, build quality is good, the interface and KaiOS are super easy to learn and navigate, and it is good enough at everything to where you don't feel too bad ditching your smartphone.

This isn't really a basic "feature" phone. KaiOS is a stripped down version of Android running on a little processor that isn't capable of keeping up with the demands of Android bloat. For example, open the phone, and in big numerals it will show you the time _that you last opened the phone_. It may take up to a minute to update and show the actual time. (You can train yourself you read the actual time on the tiny status bar.) Sending a text message? Type slowly because it won't keep up. (And good luck finding basic punctuation marks like the apostrophe or capitalizing a name in the middle of a sentence. And your preferences for which text typing mode you like are constantly being reset to bad defaults.) The UI is unnecessarily cumbersome. If you receive a spam text (aren't they all?), you're going to have to press a lot of buttons several times to delete it. I don't have a data plan because all I need is the occasional call and even rarer SMS message. But if this phone ever gets access to data for even a moment, it starts trying to update. And when that data is interrupted, your notifications will be spammed with a slew of error messages. And, sometimes, that leaves key apps, like your contact list, inaccessible. The beauty of Type C USB connectors is that you can insert them either way. However, if your charger and cable support PD (Power Delivery) and/or QC (Quick Charge), the phone will charge only when the cable is plugged in the "right" way. If you leave it overnight on a charger with the cable the wrong way around, you'll wake up to a dead battery. From what I've read, you have to go out of your way to design a Type C USB port that isn't symmetric. But why would you do that? (And the battery life is terrible compared to previous feature phones I've had. Putting Android under the hood may have been an expedient way to create KaiOS, but you can't throw that at a low power processor and expect it not to burn through the battery.) Oh, I almost forgot about Bluetooth. This phone fails to pair with my car. My car thinks the pairing is successful, but the phone does not. This phone does pair with my wife's car, but not mine. Every other phone I've used was able to pair with both cars. I don't have a great need for a cell phone (coverage at home is spotty at best), so I haven't gone looking for an alternative. Yesterday, however, the phone died, a just few days short of 10 months of very light usage. Outer screen won't light up. Inner screen is filled with random pixel values. If I call it, it doesn't even ring, so it's not _just_ a display failure. This device doesn't reach even the most minimal requirements of a cell phone. If Nokia still cared one iota about its brand name, it never would have authorized this disaster. It's actually worse that the Kazuna eTalk, which I wouldn't have imagined was possible. This is not fit to be called a phone.

I bought this flip phone as a punishment for my teenage daughter because her grades were not good. I didn't want her to be unable to get ahold of me while she was grounded from her smartphone, so I got her this flip phone. She hated not having her beloved smartphone so much that she brought her grades up just to get it back. I set out to find the simplest, most durable phone for my girl while she improved her grades and I found just that. It does have texting features, but you really have to work for the messages (MDC). The screen size is not the biggest, you can lock the phone, and it has internet (it's not the most convenient -which should be fine if you don’t plan to use internet much on your phone). If you're looking to buy this phone for its simplicity, then you've found the one. I love that I can just pop her SIM card in there anytime she's grounded or I feel like she's spending too much time on her phone. Such a basic phone! But it did exactly what I wanted it to… I should also mention the color we picked was pretty accurate. Oh! And I guess I should also mention that my daughter did get sick of the flip phone and worked very hard to earn her phone back! Lol

Good phone but had previously been owned. It was bought as a new phone and when I went to set up the Wi-fi hotspot, it had already been named and a password chosen. Works on both Consumer Cellular (although Wi-fi hot spot is NOT supported) and Mint Mobile (where Wi-fi hot spot IS supported). Quality, crisp calls. Better connectivity than smartphones when it comes to using as a telephone. Texting is pretty quick with the predictive text feature. I don’t use the internet browser or email but the weather works fine. Occasionally, gets colored snow and freezes upon opening it closing but it passes quickly. This is not a big deal since opening or closing again usually resolves this issue. Restarting helps if it totally freezes but this is not frequent. Phone is lightweight, fits well into a pocket or purse. Great for the basics with a little extra if needed. Deducted one star to its “new” status not being true. But the phone was in good great condition. Just wish seller had been honest about its status, thus offering a fair price on a pre-owned device. Would recommend since many flip phones out there lack sound quality.

No WhatsApp support ...

Ad says its universal to all carriers but we have not found it to be so. Will try to get advice from local telstra shop after the festive season when they are more likly to be helpful. Has been un useable . very disappointed.

Bought this for my mom but had to return because there’s no Whatsapp and Facebook app which we wanted to use to chat and data call her. Overall a very good phone for senior people but only for calls and texts.

This does NOT come with a Uk plug only an american plug!!?

Mi papá tiene 69 años, y desde hace años, solo sabe usar los celulares de "tapita". Con el pasar de los años ha sido muy difícil conseguir, siempre son celulares de marca zuum o algo por el estilo. Pero no duran ni 2 años. Como son equipos muy baratos, siempre se le compra uno nuevo que encontremos en el mercado. Cuando vimos este equipo y vimos que ya tenía tecnología 4G y llamadas VOLTE, o sea, un equipo con tecnología de un smartphone, no le pensamos. Teclado fácil de usar, buen sonido y una claridad de llamadas como nunca. Estamos muy felices, tanto que compramos 1 equipo adicional para reserva en algunos años. Lo usamos con TELCEL y sin problemas. No funciona para redes ALTAN.