Sonim XP5 XP5700 | 4G LTE | Military Grade | Rugged PTT Feature Phone | 4GB, 1GB RAM | (Black) - AT&T Unlocked

I love this phone, and I hate this phone at the same time. I've used an iPhone 7 for the last 2.5 years, and that phone is wonderful for texting, browsing the internet, using various apps, etc., in fact, it's a little too good at all those things, to the point that I found I was addicted to it. Addiction is an idol, and idolatry is sin, so I ordered this phone to replace it. I am already an AT&T customer, so changing over from the iPhone to the Sonim was as simple as swinging by the AT&T store, them removing the SIM from the iPhone, snapping it into an adapter, and installing it in the new phone. Done. I then installed a 128GB micro SD card, and AT&T has an app that allows for swapping over pictures, contacts, and call history. Nothing else transfers, however, including the music, so I was a little sad about that.What this phone does well: phone calls. It has reception where the iPhone didn't. It has battery life that the iPhone didn't. In fact, if not using the phone for anything except calls, it lasts more than a week on a charge. Compared to a day for the iPhone, I am impressed. It has a built in light, it has a small camera, it makes calls, it can text in a pinch, and you can save music to it and play back pretty loud with the phone itself. The ringer is very loud, if you need it loud (I do since I work in a noisy auto repair shop), and the speakerphone is equally loud.What it does not do well: hide in one's pocket. It's big, really big, much bigger than I expected. If you want to see what it's like, go to a store that sells wood, get a 3X5/4 piece of wood 5.5 inches long, and try carrying it around. I highly recommend a belt holster because trying to carry this in my back pocket like an iPhone doesn't work, nor does carrying it in a jacket pocket or shirt pocket. The browser is terrible, no temptation to surf the internet with this thing (which is good for me). Texting is awful. If someone starts a text conversation, after two or three messages, I just call them because it's too frustrating to try to text. It does pretty good predicting text, although not as well as the iPhone, but it's a long laborious process, and I don't have time for that. The PTT requires special service. It's not something AT&T advertises on their website, and I haven't gone and talked to them in person to see if I can get it set up to work. Therefore, I have not been able to use that feature. It also has a pretty high learning curve on how to make things happen, not as intuitive as the iPhone.Do I regret it? No. It's just what I need: a basic phone that makes phone calls and has a few simple tools. Do I miss the iPhone? Well, just like an addict misses getting a hit of whatever they are addicted to. So, five stars for being a tough capable phone that does what a basic phone should do very well.Yes, WiFi tethering does work. Works very well with my laptop, but it drains the battery pretty quick. It's supposed to have cable tethering, but for some reason my computer doesn't recognize, communicate with, or charge the phone through the USB ports. It's not a big deal to me, just kind of perplexing. We bought two, one came with good, clear instructions, the other looked like there are blank slashes across the pages, making it worthless. I'm not going to ding it because of that, but if both had bad manuals, it would have lost a star.

In my life, I have not used smartphone but flip phone or candybar only.so, My review is real..I have been using this phone for 3 months now.The +5 star reviewers here look like leaving reviews after one-time using.- Pros*Long lasting battery (but phone is too heavy /huge to carry in the pocket)*Good(loud and clear) speaker*EPTT function*Rugged/Steady design*Supports 4G.- ConsDespite some pros above, overall I don't give a good score.The manufacturer must be small, which means lack of R&D on technical features.* counterpart will not catch your voice clearly in the space with echo or they all complaint "can you have speaker phone off?" even if I don't use the speaker phone. If you use the device for business purpose, THIS WILL SPOIL YOUR BUSINESS!!* Long text messages incoming will fall apart into piece.* Internet browser is not user friendly comparing with Samsung, Nokia, LG..* To make it awake, Call off button ONLY must be pressed--> Actually, it's not familiar and awkward. other flip/candy bar phone can be awake with any button pressed.* Key number pads is not steady- I think they likely fall apart in 1-2 years.* When you send text messages, unnecessarily continuously pressing buttons will make you bothered.* Photos are Rectangles like smartphone, not full squares like normal sizes of flip/candybar phones.* Camera doesn't catch near-objects but very unclear, so not proper for shot letters or other things even with 5MP.* Signal bars are not so strong as Samsung, Motorola, LG, Nokia (it means their wireless technology is so poor)* Numbers in the display are too small for seniors.* It is exceedingly complicate for children & seniors to handle.In a summary,- For rugged purpose, this could be bought.- For seniors/kids, do not buy- For simple function, easy usage, portability...as candy bar phone, do not buyFinally, I lost the return window(30days) and I placed order new Nokia 3310 for AT&T 3G and waiting.I have just learned lesson($99) of why people around the world are using Samsung, LG, Nokia with brand values n names...