NUU Mobile N4L 5.0" HD Dual LTE SIM Android Lollipop Smartphone with 2YR Warranty, Black

The good. It's inexpensive, much faster than older phone, and does jump between GSM/CDMA networks so you get signal in a lot of places. New enough OS, and GPS so you can play Pokemon GO. Looks like FM radio is already unlocked, and minimal bloatware on the phone which I found utterly surprising due to the cost. Dual SIM slots, and took a 32GB SD card just fine.The bad. It only has GPS, no compass, no gyroscope, none of the usual bells and whistles you find for things like that. As such, no map will ever change bearing to match which direction the phone is facing, and AR mode does not work in any game, including Pokemon GO. The GPS is also very weak, so tracking position is rather poor with even minimal cover. The chipset offers compass and gyroscope, but the developers haven't enabled it. There are a lot of features the chipset offers but not enabled by the phone developers. Additionally, there is absolutely no custom ROM for this phone to be found on the internet. The phone dialer app often suffered from a bug disallowing calls out, easily remedied using the hangouts dialer app. The price is low probably because they didn't pay developers to write out everything needed to fully utilize the features available on the hardware.The ugly. Also, I'm exchanging it with package sitting on counter as I type this. There was a system update last night, which failed and bricked the phone. Was able to access recovery menu, backed up user data to an SD card, and factory reset was not able to restore the phone to working order. Unfortunately, no one had a flash available to attempt the restore process, and because it was purchased through amazon.com and not nuumobile.com I was told tech support was unavailable and that the warranty is whatever the return policy is through Amazon. If there's a 2 year warranty as in title description, then it's something Amazon offers, and I'm finding no record of it. Luckily, it bricked in the first 30 days, so I'm in the refund/exchange period. The 2 year warranty, per nuumobile tech support, only applies if the phone is purchased on nuumobile.com.Giving 2 stars since when it's working, it's ok, if lackluster in utilizing it's capabilities. If the replacement pans out, I'll probably use it for a few months, then it's going to end up a hand me down to my nieces.

4G excelent, but ROM makes the phone very slow, battery, have to charge it 3 times a day,

the camera doesn't work..

First let's get the introductions out of the way so you know a little about what I use my phone for. I am the mother of 4 adult children, the youngest is in her first year of college. She's an adult but still needs advice and homework help. I also have 5 Grandsons. Before you ask, no, no I have no hope of a Granddaughter. But I completely love those Grandsons. I use my phone to multitask between apps often. Everything now days is integrated well. First I was surprised that the Nuu N4L is shipped with stock Android. Which is amazing. I immediately noticed the screen brightness and couldn't resist using the camera. I was very impressed with the way all my pictures turned out. No red eyes and the pics were crisp and the detail was amazing. I proceeded to download all my Social Media and Streaming apps with no problems at all using my Wi-Fi connection. I take a lot of calls and video calls using Facebook Messenger all day long. My kids prefer that over my carrier. I did run out of storage space. I popped a 32gig SD card in and moved apps to that until they were needed. Very simple and most apps can be moved. Its also important to know that while taking calls I am tweeting on twitter and using FaceBook simaltaniously. This phone had no trouble what's so ever keeping up with my buisy pace. I usually am talking to one of my children, messaging with another, using Facebook to enter giveaways, then tweeting those giveaway links on twitter, Pinterest, and G+. I went in search of a restaurant and used Google Maps as a GPS, worked flawlessly. I also used the YouTube app and the HD screen looked amazing, the sound coming from the speakers was very good. Pandora worked great, also IHeart radio. I highly recommend this phone to anyone looking for an unlocked, budget phone, that will keep up with a super buisy Social Media life style. This phone is super crisp, HD screen colors are fantastic, camera is brilliant, stock Android, Phone calls come in crisp and clear, GPS great, Radio music clear and volume great, Videos in HD amazing, all for a low cost. When you work hard for your money, it's great to know that companies like Nuu have your back and are looking for ways to make your tech life better at a fraction of the cost.

Fantastic phone! I bought this because 5" can fit in my pocket (or I would have gone larger) It needs a large sim card, they come in large and small. You can't get a 4g for $100.- new anywhere else. I have a great warranty on it. This phone saved alot on my finances. Fast as fast can be,I can get my webtv on it. (It was a problem on my old Motorola)It's a great computer and a great phone all in one! I can't find any fault with it and I've had it a couple of mos. I use it like a portable tv everywhere I go everyday!

very weak construction