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Rating 3.3 out of 5 stars with 43 reviews

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Customers are delighted by the Cricket Wave's ample memory, excellent camera quality, and ease of use, finding it straightforward to set up and operate. However, a significant drawback reported by many users is the short battery life and long charging times. The phone's performance is generally considered satisfactory.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Memory, Performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Can't beat it for the price.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    When the normal phone needed repairs, this looked like a nice stand in. The price is incredible - especially for something that is reasonably speedy with a decent amount of memory. (Phones of similar performance specs are up to four times the price). It was a bit of a pain to manually disable the apps that nobody needs. But it largely eliminated the ads and short battery life that others complain about. Installing Blokada removed ads from inside apps like CNN and BBC. I plan to pick up another for my kids.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life, Speed

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    no good.

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I do recommend for these reasons, bad battery screen and overall its cheap appearance. the phone is very slow. I tried to do a video call after a week of the purchase and the phone died, literally. So don't buy it

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Memory
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Lots of memory space,nice camera

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So far I like this phone. Seems to have a lot of memory and apps are easy to download. The only thing I don't like is the battery doesn't last a long while. Maybe a good 4-5 hours before needing charged depending on usage. Overall not too bad for a replacement phone.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Phone works great for my needs

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works fine for what I use it for. Takes nice pictures. Easy to use. Very thin phone so it is easy to drop only bad thing.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Decent for price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought the phone for my sister, she broke hers. She’s on cricket prepaid. I wanted to pick her up on that would give her access to all the social media apps she uses. For $50 it does that. However it freezes and glitches occasionally.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Memory

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Just ok

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This phone comes with many pre-installed apps that will pop up ads ... A lot. Delete all of those apps and the phone is ok.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for the Price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I’ve only had it for a few weeks but so far it has worked just fine; I had one minor issue setting it up but customer service was very helpful and corrected the issue immediately.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    It's not unlocked

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The phone says unlocked but it's locked on cricket

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good phone

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The phone is pretty good. Not satisfied with the battery life.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Memory

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great phone easy to operate. Has a good camera and memory.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good phone for the money

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its a ok phone for the money, would buy it again if i needed too.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Phone

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    You can what you need with this phone. Small enough for your pocket.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    2 stars is a stretch. 1 and a half.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The battery if your using the phone on average 3-4 hours a day max. You'll have to charge the phone or better still keep it on the charger. LOL.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Horrible

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does not hold a charge and weak signal.. .I would not recommend

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Battery sucks

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Battery doesn't charge and phinenis very hot. Total waste

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good cheap phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easily switched everything from my old phone. Selfie camera was not properly installed.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone and price was excellent.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This phone was priced at $5 that all my grandson need . The phone has all the Features that he needs at his age .

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Gets the job done!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have had this phone a few months. It charges show, but once charged battery lasts all day with moderate use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is worth the price. He's a good deal. And it works good it just like any other phone. That camera is not the greatest but he does the purpose.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Everything Expected For a Carrier Exclusive Phone

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This phone works exceptionally well, including the battery life.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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