Sonim XP5s XP5800 4G LTE Military Grade, Single-SIM, Rugged PTT Feature Phone, 16GB, 2GB RAM, (Black) – AT&T Unlocked

Great Simple Phone!
A basic phone, but works great! T9 texting works great. The phone never crashes and the battery lasts a long time!

Solid Phone
Let me begin by saying I like this XP5s and would recommend it at this point. I am not tech-savvy and do not use all the features, at least to advantage. For example I have no use for the PTT and find the button to be in the way sometimes. But the sturdiness of the phone is impressive and many of its features seem to work fine.That said, it is not perfect. We live in something of a dead zone and I cannot make or receive calls at our home and to a large extent in the immediate vicinity. (Texts work fine here.) This would not be the only phone with this problem, but I have had others which can penetrate the dead zone. Also the XP5s seems to find other dead zones and can have problems with reception elsewhere. That lack of sensitivity has been disappointing.It does not have a touch screen, and that is not a problem for me. I dislike smartphones because I find myself always pushing some button unintentionally. I find the settings menu fairly easy to navigate and somewhat intuitive. On the other hand, the buttons are on the small side and I would not want to try to make calls or particularly send texts with gloves, despite advertisement to the contrary.One other issue is using a headset. (I have one I like from a previous phone.) It has taken some experimentation in order to use the Klein 3.5mm adapter successfully. The contacts on the Klein and the phone apparently struggle to make an adequate connection, and I have found that they need to be wiped before each use. Otherwise the volume may be affected, there may be excess static or crackling in the connection, and calls may be dropped.But when the adapter connection is clean, or just during a non-headset call, the call usually is quite clear. If using the speakerphone feature the sound is loud and clear. It may be clearer than some previous phones, particularly smartphones, and volume from the speakers is great.I have been in touch with Sonim technicians by chat or directly, and it must be said that they have been uniformly helpful and responsive. The phone has a good back-up in that way, especially appreciated by those of us who lack some of the technical competence that is so useful today.I have not tried dunking the phone or dropping it, but it offers the appearance of a very sturdy instrument that would not be liable to many of the hazards of other phones. At this point battery life seems to be quite good. For example I last charged it four days ago and the battery life is at 78%. I don’t use a cell phone extensively and I am guessing I will get at least two weeks from a charge normally.Overall, the XP5s more than meets my needs at present. It is not perfect but on the other hand probably will outlast some previously inadequate phones.

Continually reset back to defaults; really frustrating!
Have to keep resetting the setting I put in, constantly goes back to defaults settings; it’s really frustrating 1⭐ for that. It’s so frustrating, I’m ready to send it back. But, for that, there’s a few minor hiccups I can deal with. Will update this review if the seller would contact me, as to what is causing the phone to continually reset back to defaults; ASAP, the window to send back is close!

Stopped working when 3G stopped
The entire reason I purchased this phone for my father was because it was the newer version of what he had and most importantly said it would work with 4G. Well, that is not true. He’s been using the phone just fine for the last few months and today with the 3G phase out, it stopped working.

I had it for 6 months and it has had some impact, it’s been dropped 20 feet several times but settings keep returning to default today it crashed