Vortex V3 4G LTE Flip Phone | Dual Display 2.4” Main + 1.2” Sub | Android 11 Go | Quad-Core 1.5GHz | 2GB RAM + 16GB Storage | Removable 1000mAh Battery | Type-C Charging

I have always been a die-hard fan of the Motorola Razr V3 and V3i.Back in the day, and even still nowadays, this phone has always been more successful for its thin, groundbreaking and futuristic design than for its technical features.When I saw this Vortex V3, I instantly loved it !I LOVED :- The Vortex V3 is unlocked and works on all French carriers (I live in France, and I'm using it on SFR, one of the 4 major phone carriers).- The design is completely true to the original Razr. It has been upgraded with this beautiful Galaxy Gray color (even if it is all plastic, which makes it lighter than the original Razr).- The micro-USB port has been replaced by a USB-C port at the exact same spot.- The screen size has also been upgraded.- The connectivity still offers the Bluetooth, and they added the WIFI.- The storage capacity of 16Gb (expandable with a memory card).- The multimedia player (music and video)- The real internet browser (upgrade of the poor little WAP browser of 2004).- The camera with its 3 definition levels (VGA, 2 Megapixels, 5 Megapixels) is very decent too.- The menu is very intuitive and the apps are easily accessible.- There is an economic mode which allows to extend the battery life of 1000mAh, and I managed to extend it to 3 days without charging, because I use this phone exactly like I used the Motorola Razr V3/V3i : no browsing, no music, no video, or very little. Simply because the screen is not designed for this.I HATED :- There are 3 pre-installed apps (Facebook, WhatsApp, Google App Store) which I personally didn't want, and they can only be deactivated, not uninstalled from the phone.- It took me some time to find how to switch between the writing modes R9, ABC, Abc, abc, 123 (FYI : exactly with the same button as in the original Razr). I even installed the TT9 but removed it as soon as I found how to switch modes.- The backlight of the keypad only highlights the symbols and numbers, but doesn't include the famous iconic keyboard luminescence of the Razr.I don't know yet if the company Vortex Cellular will continue making this Vortex V3 and selling it on Amazon at the same price of $39,99. But I really hope they will because I really love this phone.

Great for nostalgia. Terrible as an actual phone. Bad battery life. Screen quality is not great. Feels extremely cheap. But it does look like the Razer phone which is an iconic device. Get this for fun. Not for actual use.

Seems like a great phone in theory. However, typing is miserable on this phone compared to other flip phones and most Android apps will not work the way you want them to. Some apps will even brick your phone. I downloaded Telegram and I am now stuck in an endless bootloop. I have seen multiple other users have the same issue. This is not a quality device, even at $40.

Finally, a nice to have flip phone. Let me start off by saying, the battery life is just fine. I have read the reviews, watched the videos and disagree with some: I have no battery life issues. If I'm using it in my car to listen to Spotify, it is plugged in and charging, which is probably why I don't have issues. I just wanted to address that right off the bat. I have used a multitude of KaiOS phones, Android based flips phones, and prior to the LTE flip from 3G in the US, I used good old fashion Nokia phones on 3G. Once we were forced to LTE, I have not found a phone worth using. The Nokia 6300 4G was close, but after owning several of those, they all had the same keypad and headphone jack issues. Now, we finally have a phone that is slim (it doesn't look like you have a stack of two deck of cards in your pocket) and can run Android with the Playstore. All I really needed ever was Spotify and it works. The stock homescreen is just fine by the way (I've tried others with bugs, the stock, albeit ugly and archaic) works just fine. Google Maps? It's a go. There is a finesse in using it, but once you get it down, Google Maps has actual Navigation in it. Aqua Mail for E-mail I have found is the best option in that department. Chrome I have found to be the best web browser to use. Netflix and Peacock both work too. Things that have not worked, probably mostly because of the small screen, have been Pandora, Max, and Hulu (just so you are aware). The SOS button on the keypad is more of a menu button, it should not be labeled SOS in my opinion. Things you should know: hold down the asterisk button to bring up the mouse pointer and for Bluetooth keyboards, if needed when setting up the device, they work best when the phone keyboard function is set to "123." Don't ask why that is, but that is what I discovered. Change the text input from "123" to "T9" to "Abc" by pushing the pound button by the way. Now, I need to throw out one caveat, I used ABD to remove a lot of crap on the phone. I enabled Developer Mode, then connected it to my computer and used the command line interface and ABD to remove a lot of apps that are not needed. I had a personal script that I used from Unihertz phones (there is a lot of stuff on there that should be removed right off the bat) to get rid of the initial fluff, then I further removed things like the Google Assistant, Whatsapp, and others. This does two things: possibly increase battery savings, but also gets rid of the annoyance of accidentally pushing the "voice control" button on the phone. I can't tell you how many times I hit that button accidentally: remove the app connected to it and it'll make your life easier and your phone more efficient. So, what are you getting? A fantastic, slim form factor with no touchscreen (I don't want a touchscreen), with Wifi calling (at least in the US on T-Mobile), wifi hotspot, Spotify, and true Google Maps Navigation (KaiOS users, and probably others, will know how awesome it is to have real GPS voice navigation on a flip phone). Just take the time, give it patience, to remove the apps not needed with ABD (there is a lot of stuff on here I removed, probably 20+ apps).