I can only speak to the capabilities of this phone on a Wi-Fi network (e.g. using the internet, and apps), or as a camera, not it's capability as a phone, so I'm only reviewing that right now. I should start by saying I think that it's pretty cool that you can get a half decent smart phone for roughly $20 or so, period. And it works okay, too. Disclaimer: this is my second smartphone (and only the second one I have ever owned), and though my previous smartphone (a Droid) was a much older model than this one (by a good couple of years) it actually seemed a bit snappier and more stable than this one--strange, considering that technology supposedly moves pretty fast or supposedly becomes obsolete pretty quickly (though it also cost $80 more--not insignificant--and I think it may have had better hardware specs like a better processor, e.g. quad core with more Hz, and it also was not a "prepaid" phone). When I say that it's not as snappy or stable, I mean I was actually quite a bit surprised how often this little guy crashes/freezes when I'm using apps (e.g. Snapchat, Pandora). Pretty frequently. And I have to restart it. Other negatives: the camera is honestly somewhat abysmal for use on Snapchat, for some reason. Comes through super dark. Guess I shouldn't have expected a super hi-def cam on a $20 phone (it is serviceable for taking pics for practical purposes). Not a super camera to start obviously (also no flashes built in on either forward or selfie-facing), but Snapchat degrades the quality of the camera to where it's even worse. Also, something else to note- there is hardly any free memory available (probably less than 1GB or less than quarter of what is advertised...but don't quote me on that) after you account for all of the pre-installed stuff on the phone (such is true for any phone, I hear- that the advertised memory is not what's actually available). Bear that in mind. It's nice you can put an SD card in it. That of course makes it less economical- not sure what those run, but I had one lying around. I wonder if some of the issues with my particular phone freezing more often than I would like stem from the fact that there is something wrong with the SIM card in my phone- it seems that all of the time I get a message "that I should not remove the SIM card while the phone is on", or something to that effect (as if the card were loose and is popping in and out). This seems to have occurred less frequently as time has gone on. (Wonder if it's something wrong with my individual phone?) Let's see what else can I say that's positive now that I've listed some negatives... (I mean other than it being $20 and quite serviceable!!!)... The audio quality seems pretty decent to me when wearing headphones. The Wi-Fi signal seems pretty strong on it (like it has a good antenna or receptor on it, compared to other devices I've had around). It seems pretty sturdy for an all plastic phone. I like the small size- fits easily in your palm. That could be a drawback to some. I put down that I would recommend this to a friend because it's inexpensive, but then again I might try something else the next time around if I had $20-$30 to spend on a similar device. Happy shopping!

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