I still remember my prepaid Kyocera flip phone from the mid-2000's, my very first cell phone. Really loved it, too.

Thanks for this... I ditched the smartphone about 9 months ago and used this Kyocera for about 5 months and loved it... except for group text messages, which ended up being the reason why I went back to an old iPhone. I currently am using an iPhone 5 with no email/social on it, primarily because the flip phone can't handle group messages well and I'd often get replies from other people before I'd get the initial message (and my replies would almost always get sent weirdly to others). I really wish they'd make a flip phone that could handle group messages well, upload high resolution photos to the cloud and sync with a cloud-based calendar... we could really use an option in between a basic phone and a smartphone (especially for kids).

this is sick it reminds me of my badass motorola flip phones.

My employer gave me one of these, and I’m really impressed! The only thing I don’t like about it is it’s slightly bigger than the old school flip phones, but it fits in my pockets easy! Just like the comment below this one stated we get too addicted to staring at screens in our daily life. This is a phone that is just a phone!

Motorola V3i. My favorite phone from back in the day.

The feeling of using a rugged flip phone ...beautiful

I have had this phone for about 2 years because I wanted something more durable than my regular flip phone- it is incredible. I still check my email and get to listen to the radio. I can drop it in water or down a hill etc. Its all I could ever ask for, especially as someone who spends a lot of time outside

I purchased the DuraXV LTE model (with 4G technology) back over the summer, it's a great phone for 2019 going into 2020! The thing is built like a tank, has the ability to switch to desktop mode for viewing such sites as Facebook Messenger, plus it has a very handy flashlight too, which I've always wanted. Pretty long battery life also. Totally blows away the Samsung Gleam flips I'd been using for years. The only drawbacks are that I haven't been able to set up my Gmail account in the Email option on the home screen, as it keeps bringing up a bunch of settings I have to fill in (but it *is* viewable when using the browser option, as I have it saved now as one of my Favorites, which is why I didn't bother contacting Kyocera for assistance), also the hinge has a bit of a "click" feel to it when opening up the top lid, so I'm thinking that'll give out at some point down the road, which is what eventually happened on one of my Gleams, but that's probably a ways off....otherwise this phone does the trick for me and then some. I'm not a fan of touch screens and don't want to deal with cracked or scratched screens, screen protectors, having to get any insurance, etc., plus I don't need to take high quality photos or video. The internal and external speakers are great and the stereo headphone jack is nice also. No issues with dropped calls either. This phone is ideal for me!

I have the kyocera dura xe from att ... love it .. no gps, no tracking, just an old school phone that is used for that primary purpose, to be used as a phone and not an internet addicted mini tablet that people are attached to for 18/7 ... i dont want social media, dont care for it, its none of my business .. i dont want my business out there, i dont care about anyone else business ...

I just recently got one of these Kyocera flip phones. It works very well and my only complaint is that the battery doesn't hold a charge very long. I am not a heavy phone user and normally use the phone for no more than a half hour total in a day, yet by end of the day the battery needs a charge again. My last flip phone, a Samsung model, generally held a charge for three or four days. I have never used a Smartphone as a personal phone. In fact, when I was working as a state engineer---I am now retired--- I was required to carry a cell phone. They upgraded me to a Smartphone and I hated it so much I gave it back after two weeks and requested a simple flip phone. Anyway, this video was informative and I agree with what he said. The phone has a nice rugged feel to it and excellent sound quality.

Thanks for sharing..nice to see basic phones still produced ..I like!

Nice vid. I still use a flip phone and never had a smart phone. ps love the shirt

This phone reminds me so much of Nextel. This is the type of phone Thea at will save your life. 🤷🏾‍♂️👍🏾

Great information, thanks for the assistance!

Hi, did you ask me about GGG and Lomachenko today? I either met you or someone that look like you this morning in San Diego, on the way to the airport. Nice video btw.

nice phone, like the color of the phone and the design

Greetings Bro!!Nostalgia of Moto Razor 😉👍

I had the older version of this phone for 4 years and it went through hell (worst was I dropped it off a railroad bridge 25 feet up and it smashed on the bolders below and bounced into the river. After I found it a half hour later I thought for sure it was toast but didn't change a thing) and still works perfectly and the battery still lasts a full week even with daily use to this day. It is now as of last week my 2 year olds new toy as I finnaly got a smart phone. The duraforce pro 2. I like it but hate having to charge my phone every 2 days. Almost went with the sonim xp8 due to a huge battery but Kyocera is a proven work horse and 1/2 the price and my favorite WORKS WITH ANY KIND OF GLOVES ON! I'm now a loyal customer of Kyocera.

I still got mine.a little tip if you don't use push to talk that button and other buttons on the side can be customized to whatever tools you want.

Great review

I like my new Kyrocera and going from one to the other but this new one is better. The clarity is stronger and signal seems to be much better.

Thanks! Great video

Superb video TK Bay----exceptional in all aspects. I am curious about this devices sound quality during conversations via the cell phone operation though--something a bit lacking with my 14 year old Motorola flip phone. :) I don't know I need or have use for every feature this offers but I'm told Verizon can now block incoming text messages, that a sender immediately knows its NOT been received---that's very important to me. I don't have and never will use any sort of "smart phone" as that's something I just do not need or want---in no way would it be useful to me. Its good knowing this has at least every feature I now have and find perfectly suited to me so that too is another huge benefit. I'm considering whether I really need or should take advantage of Verizon's insurance---not knowing the long term durability of this brand that's something I might opt in on.

Nice video. I'm still using a iPhone SE, and I've been considering down grading to something like this. How is the texting experience? Is it easy to do a simple yes/no or such type messages?

I finally had to give up on my KYOCERA flip phone. It had a cracked case (no biggie) and wasn't holding a charge. The batteries were no longer available so I went to Verizon to purchase a replacement / "upgrade" (NO, I DON'T WANT A SMARTPHONE!) and walked out with a model (not KYOCERA) that wasn't particularly user friendly but had a slim profile . I text quite often and the keys were giving me carpal tunnel syndrome. Returned that phone , paid a ridiculous restocking fee and walked out with the DURA XV. I love it even though it's kinda' clunky. Same user friendly layouts as my old flip phone and this one has a flashlight! Cool.

Just clicked the Subscribe button! Great video. Does it have any unlocked versions so it can be used in other regions?

thanks! I just started with this phone. awesome! I love it! I hotspot my tablet. its just perfect.

I picked up a used older version of this phone on E-bay for around $26 about a year ago. Many are available. I charge it about every 5 days. It is very durable and I will replace it with a similar phone when i need another..

I sell phones to military on a base and the one with the highest demand is anything without a camera, because the regular smartphones would be too expensive to have them removed, thanks to glass screens and back now. This model is also sold without a camera, but I still havent sold one yet because no one can justify paying almost 300$ for a flip phone with no camera.

WOW Thank you for the video. I love my flip phone because I'm really rough on them. I was looking for something to play music with because I don't always have internet and didn't want to use up by data. Then someone said I could load music onto my phone and listen to it anywhere. Now that I know I can, I'l be searching for instructions on how to do that. Thanks

Flip phones are great! I am looking for one, which one do you recommend? I would like to purchase one because its easier to carry and purchase a tablet as well to do most work on the go.

I have had the phone for a few months now. I agree with everything you said except the phone call quality. Despite having good coverage, this phone drops more phone calls than any phone I have had in the past five years.

Nice Phone and nice review. Keep on Working ❤️👍❤️

Nice review a couple of questions how is it vibrate feature and can you add apps like Netflix

I Love mine!!!

I'm done with i-phones/smart phones. I'll be buying a Kyocera Dura XV next week. Thanks for a good review!

"it's not the google system..." that's a BIG plus!

I really like it

I use my first basic flip phone when I was 17 years old in February 2009 (10 years ago).

I'd really like to know about the music functionality

Good video

Great review,,, I have a casio GZ1 ,which is very similar ,and resist getting a bigger phone and need a really tough dust and shock resistant device . I am afraid of messing up a regular smart phone.

This a good idea to use flip phone in daily life.

Great video! DuraXE uses same operating system as this DuraXV? Same features you showed with Browser KZfaq, rotation on full screen, etc? I'm looking forward to buy the DuraXE. Thank you very much. Alvaro.

Got to get one of those phones.

I looking at this one, or Motorola V950. Great video.

Great video!!! can you tell me what the diffreance between Kyocera DuraXV and the Kyocera DuraXV lte is. thanks!

Thanks .

I wish you would have shown texting and email functionality

Looks like a great device and useful! I would love to have one like that with those features and WhatsApp, that I think would be perfect for third world countries also. Sadly last week my phone was stolen and with something like this with WhatsApp that didn’t happen and i would be happy. Nice review, liked as always

I just got this phone at the verizon store. Maybe you could make a video on how to create a new contact and operate the phone book and add favorites

I am really wanting to go back to the simple times of cell phone use. I do however travel and need a turn by turn gps on my cell. Does this provide that? If not do you know of any that do? Thank you ;) Great video

It is good

This would be a great first phone for a kid. Nearly indestructible way to keep in touch without the bells and whistles that will seduce them later.

How do you set up a speed dial number? I am trying to set up an easy way to dial for a person with macular degeneration. They are able to use the voice commands, but I would like a backup. Thank you

HI , I was looking for that kind of phone for my trips in outdoor, i just want to ask do you think there is any posibility to install any kind of application in 4G to use the PPT voice service? Here in my country (Peru) we already turn off the PPT service... thanks for the video.

Tis is a great video -- thanks for the presentation. I'm currently using an iPhone SE but been thinking about going back to a flip phone lately. Reasons, simply, is I want to downgrade my electronic interface in my daily life. I feel too "plugged in" to electronics and it's driving me crazy. I'm wondering if going back to a flip phone would relieve some of the electronic noise in my life, or would it frustrate me after being so used to (or programmed) into using a smartphone the past several years. I'm not sure...

If it isnt for work-group whatsapp, i would definitely own this flip phone. I hv always been a great fan of flip phone. Just realised that I dont even have MP3 collections as I used to have with pre-android phone

I'm thinking now that I really wanna buy that CP...

Super

I'm interested on how one would forward calls or text from this phone to a smart phone?

thanks

I got my iPhone taken away from my parent because of my grades. I used this phone for 6 months, and the phone wasn’t that bad at all. I’m a freshman in highschool in Minneapolis, and of course I got some trash talking cause I had a flip phone. Overall the phone was not bad at compared to a smart phone.

Added should be when texting message....what keys are used to Backspace and/or skip a space to next word. Thanks

Is there voice to text to for creating a text?

Could one stream music/podcasts while utilizing Bluetooth earphones?

This phone is PTT capable but can it work with the Zello PTT app, and bypass the carrier's PTT, like AT&T's Enhanced Push To Talk feature ?

On the US Cellular network they have a similar phone to this except it's a DuraXA and it doesn't have push to talk

It’s a tough phone that can take a beating and you can’t go wrong with a Japan made phone

I'm 14 and have that exact phone. I'd really like smart phones.

I got rid of my smartphone a few weeks ago. The best move I ever made, this Kyocera DuraXV LTE is a great phone. Being Verizon I'm able to make calls from anywhere.

the hot spot is what makes it future proof

I'll be great to see KaiOs on a phone like this

We need a flip phone that shows name+number caller id, on the outside, and whitelist callers to block a huge telemarketer problem. Any suggestions?

I've had mine for 2 months now. 80% battery without any charging, for 2 months!

Thinking about getting this model. You said "They have an unlocked version on Amazon that you can use on any carrier." Does that mean the unlocked version works on Verizon and ATT to give you more options?? Can the wifi be turned off? A link to the unlocked version if it does Verizon would be nice:) Thanks

This video was very helpful. Thank you for providing. Do you know if this phone has the ability to perform speech to text?

Most app's on android have a native support for their laptop version as well ,this looks like a solid device (and the amazon page says it runs Android ?) so getting an APK ,should allow you to sideload apps right ?(the apps that can run on such a small screen ,like perhaps a stripped down version of Whatsapp ),and if i recollect correctly , my first android device (low end ), had a weaker processor clocking in at only 830 Mhz ,(in 2012 ) and was able to use it for almost 4 years (yes it had a removable battery ),and seeing flip phones having better specs now with that very useful Secondary display ,would make it an ideal phone for kids and people who wanna keep their work and personal life separate.

I want to go back to a flip phone, as I do not use Facebook or Twitter or any of that nonsense. My main obstacle is I enjoy streaming music on Spotify, using Google maps for navigation and various hiking apps on backpacking trips. If I could find a flip/non-smart phone that could do those three things, I'm sold.

Thank you TK for making this video. I have 1 question. You said the hone supports an SD card, so am I able to add more space to this phone since it's only has 4G and can I download apps?

Do you know how to disable call forwarding

What is the radiation output? Can you shut off data roaming?

Seems to be the perfect non-smart phone for me, but I read a lot of reviews about short battery life. Not many options out there for 4g flip phones, and since it otherwise serves my needs ( I work in construction) I will be getting one. Hope it gets that couple of days on a charge at least.

Hi, I have a question. Recently purchased the phone at&t unlocked using it for TMobile I'm trying to download apps but I can't figure out a way to do so by any chance can you share some light to the issue?

How much is the battery capacity?I like this type of phone

How does the location feature work to track the phone. I added my email account nothing .

How do you get an existing SIM card to be recognized?

How do you upload your podcast?

Does anyone know if you can manually set it to use CDMA (3g) over LTE ? (In some areas VoLTE is not good at voice calls)

Bought this phone to use voice command for the blind but having trouble setting it to do that Any help..?

Does anyone know if this charges on a cradle? What type of charger connection does it use?

How do you turn off key pad sounds

I've had the same flip phone since 2012 and wouldn't change to a smart phone for anything. The only thing I don't like is the phone company took away the ability to send pictures to others or to retrieve them from the flip phone to a PC.

Is this the 4810 model "extreme"?

Excellent phone! I just replaced it with the older version. That phone lasted 3 years. Battery still strong, excellent reception on calls. Fell multiple times on the ground. The phone is a beast! I had to replace mine because I had 3G. Had to go 4G Much better internet experience!

Thanks for video, it's wonderful. How many days battery can stand ?

How fast is KZfaq on this device and how much did it cost you

Hey tk...is there an international version of this phone...😁😁😁👍👍👍👍..I have been looking for a phone like this for awhile...

I'm wondering if this phone will allow for a GPS app. My husband has dementia and I want to be able to locate him if we get separated. I'm unable to you an iphone as it is too much of a change from the flip phone he is used to. Thanks

Nice video, I just downgraded to the kyocera, Dura, XV extreme plus and its a great phone, I want to something that offered a little bit of connectivity with a hot spot without all the distractions for my smart phone and it's been proven to be successful. Only thing I wish they had on. It was voice to text T9 option old-school texting is kind of a nuisance..