Customers are positive about the 2780 Flip Phone (Unlocked)'s ease of use, overall performance, button size, battery life, and camera quality. Many find it simple to use, with great performance and outstanding battery life. However, some customers have expressed concerns regarding connectivity issues in rural areas and a clunky operating system.
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Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Overall performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
I LOVE HER
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love this im so happy i downgraded my phone to something more simple, I'm getting so much of my time back by not being glued to my screen all the time. I wish the keyboard was smaller like in older flip phones so that you could type faster. i realize they are big because they are marketed mostly towards the the older crowd, i just whish there were still flips that catered towards young people.
the camera is also kinda awesome. obviously its not high quality but its better than i thought and the pictures actually have a certain charm to them because of the camera. Almost convinced some of my friends to go flip! i wish the snake game had more levels and that i could get Spotify tho.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Camera quality
Cons mentioned:
Operating system
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
A Flip Phone for Freedom... But Not for Durability
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
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Final Verdict: While the Nokia 2780 Flip served its purpose as a break from smartphones, its poor build quality and lack of software support make it hard to recommend. If you're considering a flip phone for long-term use, spending a bit more on a rugged model would be a smarter investment.
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Pros:
- Call Quality: Clear and crisp audio during calls. However, it lacks modern noise-canceling tech, so background noise is noticeable.
- Camera: Surprisingly decent for a basic phone. Expectations were low, but it performed better than anticipated.
- Battery Life: Solid performance—easily lasted 3+ days on a single charge.
- Digital Detox: If your goal is to escape the smartphone lifestyle, this phone delivers on that front.
Cons:
-Build Quality: Feels cheap and fragile. Two minor drops led to scuffs, and the phone died within three months despite no water damage.
- Operating System: Unresponsive and rarely updated. The lack of support makes it feel outdated quickly.
- Durability: Not suitable for active or rugged lifestyles. It didn’t survive light wear and tear.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Button size, Camera quality, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to use
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
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This is a phone for older people who have a hard time navigating more modern phones. Easy to use. Great size and screen.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Button size, Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Large buttons for the Elderly
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The large buttons and it answers when you open it and hangs up when you close it. It was purchased for a 86 year old person that was struggling with the iPhone so now happy with the basic large button easy to use phone
She didn’t understand stand camera or internet so I deleted all that, she just wanted to make calls and hang up.
Thank you for the review. We're glad to hear it's a good fit.
Pros mentioned:
Button size, Camera quality
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Built-in Ads
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
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Decided to give it a spin because I have been feeling too connected to my mobile device lately. I was disappointed to find that the device has many built in apps, all of which display advertising when opened. Additionally, the built in news and weather apps also open advertisements as soon as they are opened. I find it disappointing that even a basic device such as this one has advertising.
Regarding build quality, the device is larger than I remember flip phones being, and that is a good thing as it's comfortable to hold & the buttons are easy to press. The camera is fine; it is better than I'd expect out of a flip phone. The speaker is nice and loud, and calls are clear.
It excels at being a phone, but I am bothered by the built-in non-removable apps that have advertising built in. For the price point, I would not expect built-in advertising.
I will be returning the device.
Hi there, the Nokia 2780 Flip is a feature phone offered at a very reasonable price of $89.99. The pre-installed apps allow us to maintain its affordability at the price point offered. However, thank you for sharing your concern with us. We are disheartened to learn the product didn't satisfy expectations. We are happy to help you find another handset that is a better fit for your needs. Please check out our products here: https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_us. We regularly launch new top-notch handsets every year.
Pros mentioned:
Button size, Camera quality, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Simple and reliable
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
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This is a very Basic phone that i purchased for my aunt since she is dont like really complicated phones, and even its simple anf easy to use you still have some features that are really good like the basic camera, the browser and other apps that can be useful at some point, she likes the big nimbers and easy interface with no complications, really nice phone and also compact.
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This phone is easy to set up and simple to use. It has good battery life, the large buttons work well, and it folds so it can easily fit in a pocket. It has some apps, Google maps, email and internet capability, and a camera; they're functional but nothing fancy. However, it works great for phone calls and texting which suits my needs very well. I love it!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Trying to do too much and somehow does too little.
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
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Build:
Very chintzy, feels like it will break in your hand. You eventually get used to it and I don't think it is actually fragile it just doesn't feel as sturdy as perhaps it is.
The buttons are mushy are are not very distinct. It makes it harder to type without looking at the keys. It might as well be a touch screen.
Software:
There is more even in this flip phone than I wanted or needed. I bought this because I am trying to downsize and disconnect. There are apps like Youtube that I will not use and there is no way to hide. The best you can do is move the app to the last page. It is pretty frustrating that it is smart enough to have these apps but not to hide or even delete them.
I do really like like apps like the "ToDo" app that comes installed. Things like this that increase productivity are useful. On the other hand the ToDo app is super basic and doesn't even let you rearrange the order of your tasks.
The phone, messaging and calendar apps are very slow. These are the most basic things that I am going to use the phone for and there is a lot of lag.
Another thing that is really frustrating is that you have to click the enter, back or end call button more than once to get it to work, particularly when you are navigating through the phone. The end call button does not always work and you think you would be able to hold the back button to go home but that is not an option so sometime you have to mash the back button to get all the way back home which is tedious. A lot of the apps are janky and lag when navigating around them. In the contact app when you open it and press "down" to start scrolling through your list the app will just jump back to the top of the list and it will do this indefinitely unless you press down 2 or 3 times in rapid succession. Very annoying.
Battery Life:
It's great. I don't really have any recent experience of another feature phone to compare this to but it lasts for days without a charge and as long as I can get through one day without a charge anything else is a bonus. It also charges fast which is nice.
Camera:
I use it to take photos of things I need to remember. I am not using it for photography per se. I will say that it takes forever to actually take a photo from the moment you press the button.
Typing:
T9 is T9, however I will say that when you are using predictive text and press the 4 key "ghi" expecting to get "I" it will give you "G". Who posts a G on its own? If you press that key you think it would start you off with "I" since that is a very commonly used word but predictive text doesn't really kick in until you add a second letter. You would think that if you pressed the "_"space button after pressing "ghi" that it would correct the "G" and make it an "I" but it does not. This may sound like a nitpick but likely one of the very few things you will be doing with this phone is texting so this is extremely tedious.
Other:
USB C is very welcome. It can take up to a 32gb SD card. I like to put podcasts on the phone to listen to in my car which leads me to my biggest complaint about this device. The Bluetooth for media is horrendous. I haven't tried using Bluetooth for phone calls but when attempting to listen to audio in my car the audio will just stop and then catch up all at once. The audio skips around so I miss most of anything I am listening to. I would just use the Aux cable but the Aux cable will not play sound out to my car at all and I know that it is not my car because I have an mp3 player that works just fine. In fact, the auxiliary port does not work at all, even on a pair of headphones.
Conclusion:
I said a lot of negative things about the phone but there are two massive benefits that override all of these complaints.
1) The price
It is inexpensive.
2) It is unlocked
You can activate it on most GSM carriers (which is most carriers)
These two benefits combined are so valuable. I like the red color. It works well enough and you can grow use to the phone's shortcomings. I am saving money on a prepaid carrier and the phone is helping me to unplug which has been much needed for my mental wellbeing. I don't regret my purchase (unless I see something similar for the same price that works better which I have not).
This review is from Nokia - 2780 Flip Phone (Unlocked) - Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Nokia Mobile team
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Hi there, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We regret to hear your experience with the 2780 Flip is less than satisfactory. Preloaded apps like the YouTube mobile app mentioned in your review, allow us to offer our phones at an affordable price. We hope to serve you better in future. If you would like to share feedback directly with us here: https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_us.
Pros mentioned:
Button size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Phone
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
the phone is very good. just what I was looking for.
The size & the ability that it can do is just my fit. I hope I never have to go with a smart phone. The flip phone is the best thing for people my age. I especially like the large keypad. Please keep them in production. Sincerely Vince.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
It is a flip not a smart phone
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It's OK. The processor is not great so it's pretty slow navigating the menu. Texting is not like the old days when you'd have to press the numbers several times to get the right letter. Rather, you press numbers and the system predicts what word you are trying to get and then you have t pick the word in a menu. The youtube and browing apps are so bad and slow they're unusable. Picture quality is not good. But then again, if you want smart phone features and usability get a smart phone. This does the job of being a phone. It is plastic so I hop it holds up. Overall, pretty pleased and my 10 year old is happy with it so far. I think he misses his apple watch though.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
NOOOO
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Do not buy this. Do not buy from Best Buy.
1. The phone is very cheap. My screen malfunctions from day 1. It grays out & is unresponsive then recovers on its own. The battery life is short, requiree charging daily even without much use. It cannot maintain a bluetooth connection in a car. Pictures received in texts will be a 1cm thumbnail, open individually to grainy 4cmx6cm screen. You can download & slightly zoom on the screen. Images with words are almost impossible to read. The texting does not default to capital letter I so your texts cannot use first person pronoun unless you hit 4 buttons to select it. This is a step too far from screen detox into self-flagellation. No thanks.
2. BestBuy customer service is polite & totally impotent. 14 day window is written in stone. I purchased 21 days ago and i need to eat it.
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Easy to use for seniors.Big buttons. Bright. My 84 year old Father in Law wanted a smartphone then never used it, it was too much for him, wanted to go back to something simpler. This fit the bill. Perfect size for his pocket, ease of use........some people just want a simple phone, this is it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great flip phone for talk and text
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Very decent flip phone, does everything I need it to do, which is mostly phone calls and occasional texts. The texting is clunky, using the number keys to select the letters you want, and the "predictive" text option seems pretty useless to someone used to texting on a smartphone. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be an easy way to remove the bloatware. Why does this phone come with the YouTube app? I can't ever see myself wanting to watch YouTube on a flip phone. So I would prefer just to uninstall some things to free up clutter. But overall I am pleased with the purchase for the purpose I need the phone for. I haven't used the camera so I can't speak to that, but the battery seems to last a good long time.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great, Functional Dumbphone
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
While the phone itself has been very easy to use and provides most modern amenities appreciated in a phone (text, call, YouTube, GPS), it can sometimes be difficult to keep up with the evolving world with only a dumbphone. This makes for the perfect phone if you are looking for a limited-capability work phone or broadly do not need much beyond those four basic functions. However, many webpages do not work properly with the browser, and this has introduced a fair amount of difficulty into activities such as concert-going. In short, it's exactly what you want out of the phone, but nothing more, for better or worse.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Button size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A Telephone!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Exactly what we were looking for! A telephone!!! Not a smart phone, big enough numbers to see, large enough buttons. Perfect for someone who needs to be able to call and get texts.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Button size, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect for my kiddo
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great for what I needed it for. Easy to use. Good size. Great audio on calls. My 10 yr old loves it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Button size, Camera quality, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
My Flip
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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Small, Compact. Sturdy. Easy to use. Photos are mediocre.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nokia trumps Smart Phone
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This phone has all the features I wanted: a removable battery; a headphone jack; an internet connection; place for a memory card and it's easy to use.
I got tired of the planned obsolescence games the Smart Phone industry plays. This phone cost a fraction of what I paid for 2 other Smart Phones.
I use my laptop for the internet.
The battery for the Nokia lasts longer than the ones in my Smart Phones. I don't know about the camera - haven't used it. I keep a piece of tape over it for privacy.
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The phone is good, it can make calls, use whatever carrier service you previously used,use mobile data/wifi, can watch youtube and use google maps. Overall it's exactly what you expect a flip phone to be. My only gripe is that it doesn't have the Google Play app store so you won't be able to download any extra apps that you may deem neccesary, it has another app store that only lets you download off brand games. Overall not bad.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Get phone for Mom
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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It’s a great phone for my elderly mother with large numbers. Easy to navigate.. I just wish it didn’t have internet she will never use it.