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Feb 27, 2019
Ideal utilitarian phone but short on apps.
3 of 3 found this helpful Ideal phone for the no-frills utilitarian minded individual. Personally I picked this phone because of the indestructibility, very long battery life, and element exposure resistance. I bought this with rural dirtbiking and motorcycling in mind. I needed a phone that could go for very long on a charge, survive a motorcycle accident, and be compatible with many bands for international travel. I would not describe the form factor as 'small' but comparable with the average smart phone. What it lacks in length and width, it makes up for in thickness. I did not have any issue activating this phone with my carrier (verizon; requires the verizon version of the xp5 however). The minimal android OS is good but heavy on the contextual menu options. It will take learning to know the phone. Some functions were even undocumented in the Sonim manual (such as setting speeddial entrys). My advice is just go through the phone and get familiar with the contextual options available on every menu. The predictive text entry is unobtrusive and helpful, but won't be as fast as a true qwerty entry method. The micro sd card slot behind the battery is a plus and can reportedly handle up to another 64 gb of memory. Coming from an old flip phone, the voice quality is astounding. True HD voice if I've ever heard it. This phone also comes with 4 year manufacturer warranty covering all damage, no matter the cause. Register it with Sonim as soon as you get it. I have not used the PTT function yet, so I cannot comment on that. This phone's app availability is non-existent. You're not really going to get any more programs on the phone than what is loaded onto it at the factory. It would be nice to get simple apps like weather, traffic, news, etc. But if you can do without those, you'll do well with the xp5.