Nokia 225 4G (2024) | Dual SIM | GSM | Unlocked | International Version | Dark Blue

I wish it had wifi

just to be clear, the fact that it took two weeks to activate this phone does not factor into my 1 star review. it's that bad, even ignoring that it's not made for US networks. do not buy it; i will convince you in three bullet points. 1) standby time is less than 24 hours, so you will be charging this more than your smartphone 2) you cannot press buttons while in a call. like you should be able to on, you know, a phone. when i contacted support about this they said, "of course you can". because literally no one has used this phone and nothing about how crappy it works is documented. i do not have hours to research how to press 1 when the robot on the other end asks me to, maybe you do? 3) it looks, feels, and operates like it was made by a child. you do not want this phone. this phone will not be anything you're dreaming of--it will fall short on every single point. this is not a nokia, it's cheap crap churned out by some company that bought the name to cash in on your nostalgia. let me save that piece of your childhood for you now. do. not. buy. this. phone.

It's great. Does everything I need and more. Good price. One caution. It was not working well when I first received it. Many settings were wrong. When I did RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS, everything worked well after that.

I hate to leave bad reviews, as the phone actually feels quite good in the hand, but sadly here in the US it does not seems to register with US Mobile on a "LightSpeed SIM". LightSpeed is T-Mobile-based (MVNO). It is advertised that it will work with that carrier but it doesn't, at least not in my (rural) area. It's unclear which frequency bands this version actually has. It's advertised as an "international version". Maybe only band 5 is used for the US, which brings some issues here. It did work for a bit on 2G, but that's being phased out in most parts of the country. I reckon that the phone probably works nicely in Europe, but sadly I am having problems in the US and thus need to return it. Oddly enough, the "older" Nokia 225 now seems to work in my area. It didn't for a while (years!) but now that one is registering on 4G LTE with VoLTE enabled, but the new one (2024 version) isn't. it's all about keeping costs low of course but I seriously hope the day will come when we see a dumbphone with "true" global LTE (and possibly 5G band coverage). This one here sadly will go back. It's a stylish phone though, so if it works in your area, keep it, its a conversation starter for sure. BTW. I did try with several SIMS, I also tried some overseas sims, in the US, same result.

Been using this phone for a week. - Works just fine with T-Mobile in the US - Unsure of group chat capabilities - Screen is harsh on the eyes - Makes and receives phone calls okay. Call quality is okay? You can hear the other person and other person can hear you. - Texting is tedious if you come from a smartphone. You have to take your time to type each letter. First text I sent created 2 conversations, one for the text I send and one for the reply. Sometimes, I'd only be able to see incoming texts in the conversation with the ones I sent not being visible. It happened a few times and I was able to fix it by restarting the phone. Been working just fine after that. - Battery life is good. Mine has gone 2-3 days without charging and not having gone below 50% but I have only used it for light texting. - Only social media available are facebook and twitter. However messenger is not available for facebook since it is a separate app and there's no app store. Trust me, you really don't want to be scrolling social media on this phone. Your eyes will thank you. - It has a camera. Not the greatest quality but it works. - Build material feels cheap. I just know the keys will start falling off if I start doing any sort of serious texting. Overall, I like it. I think it looks cool and it does what a phone should do. Should you buy it? Not really. If you are looking for something minimal bc you want to get rid of distractions that come with smartphones just get the Nokia 105. I am sure it has the same capabilities as this phone and it's half the price. Also the keys on the Nokia 105 seem more sturdy than the ones on this phone.