CAT S22 Smart Flip Phone Unlocked (16GB) 2.8" Touchscreen Rugged Cell Phone Android 11, IP68 Water Resistant, T-Mobile 4G LTE GSM Single Nano Slot,Compatible with T-Mobile (New)

The best phone I have had. I recommend downloading something like RethinkDNS to block the bloatware on the device. It works best de-googled. The battery is weak, but it's also cheap, so you can buy more than one. They make a battery charger for it too, that you can get on eBay. This phone is no longer receiving updates, so it will be up to you to keep your phone secure. Some kind of antivirus, and other security measures will be needed(your choice, but I recommend one that scans your files.) Also, be aware that some antivirus apps track you heavily. Exodus privacy will tell you the amount of trackers(the aurora store has this built in). Btw, I have tried LineageOS 18 and 20 on this phone. I got everything to work except incoming calls :/ so I wiped the phone and reinstalled the original OS. The phone is still very nice with the original OS after blocking the bloatware.

If you have a habit of leaving your phone in the goat house, wish to charm the older folk, or want another device to play your favorite 2006 gba game Mother 3 this gorgeous brick is for you.Yes, this cockin' peice of equipment truly has it all. I lost my last phone in the chaos of treating my dear nubian goat 'Sweetie' for scours, not sure wether i left it outside or it fell into a pile of the liquds that were pouring from her rear. But either way it was gone, and honestly wouldn't have lasted much longer either way, ive never had my phones stay alive on me more than a year. But this gorgeous thing is so rugged and heavy that it makes my hardened toll hands look petite. I could use the screen to stir the milk into my piping hot cup of Yorkshire tea, while video calling my good buddy many miles away in England, and the thing would find it enriching.Every old person thats seen it so far has fallen in love and wished it to be their own. and whipping it out in a crowd of pretentious people who brag about their new apple ipod225egad+ is truly satisfying. They can laugh at it if they wish, but they will never know the joy of simple joy of sitting outside in the grass for hours and thinking of things that make you happy. All they know is scrolling that certain horrid app at the tiniest trickle of boredom and using ai to write their essays, further destroying their ability to think and use their brains.I was a bit worried about the complications of getting service to it and wether it was truly unlocked because it seemed some people had troubles with it, but I was able to do it easily without hassle. The programmable button on the side is immensely handy, i set it to turn on my flashlight which speaking of is very bright. The camera and microphone quality really isn't half bad, actually better than my previous phone, ill attach a few photos taken with it. You cant do professional photography with it but it does its job.I did see a few complaning about short battery life but I haven't been bothered by that at all yet. It might drain quickly if your spending hours on it scrolling, but if thats what your doing with it, its not really the phone for you, It lasts me multiple days with light use.And it can emulate Mother 3!!! And you can use the physical buttons as the controller instead of having crap ones on the screen!?! This phone is truly a work of art. it might not be for everyone but it was exactly what I needed in a phone, I highly recommend it.Edit: after a good run of 4 months I have already very tragically lost my gorgeous beloved phone, it did not break, and I guarantee it is still functioning wherever it is. I simply accidentally dropped it in the woods somewhere while taking my previously mentioned Sweetie for a walk, but It served me incredibly well in that time, when I someday get another phone, it will be for sure one of these. After my time with it I could never use another. It was nice having people have the ability to call me but for now it might be best to go back to my phoneless ways, until we meet again cat s22 my love.

This phone had many problems which caused me to write a negative review.Keep in mind that a lot of my problems described could be that the phone uses android 11, which has been out of life since 2024. However I believe if a phone is still purchasable brand new then it should be expected to work.A large hardware issue for me is that as soon as I started to use the phone the 3,6, and 9 t9 buttons would get double clicked when I would press the key once. Sometimes even 3 clicks for every single press. This makes it almost impossible to use the physical buttons on the phone for typing.My phone was also not able to pick up group message texts. For context I switched from a IPhone Xs to this flip phone.I tried changing the RCS and MMS settings on the phone. I also tried unsubscribing from IMessage on my Iphone. Lastly I tried to recreate new group chats under my google account which also failed to pick up any messages from users in the group chats I created.A software/ hardware issue I ran into was with the speaker. sometimes during the day the audio would stop working on the phone, despite changing multiple volume options. The only way to fix this was for me to restart the phone. On average I was restarting my phone at least 3 times a day to deal with the speakers giving out.I intentionally bought this phone so I wouldn't spend so much time on it. I know downgrading from a IPhone to a flip phone would be a difficult transition however I had so many problems with basic phone functionalities that I need to return this.

Bought this in the hopes of converting to a dumb phone that could still use Spotify, Libby, and navigating apps.To clear up why this phone is labelled CAT but sold as a Unifone, from what I understand, the phone was originally manufactured by CAT (yes, the construction equipment manufacturers), but then rights were sold to another company. This product is legitimate, despite appearing off brand at first glance.Pros:- Very sturdy. Possibly indestructible. Advertised as waterproof but I didn't get the chance or the accident to test this.- Uses Android system, meaning you can theoretically download most apps through Google Play. (I say theoretically for a reason.)- Screen is so small you will be highly discouraged from using social media apps; in fact I think most would be unusable on this phone, which was one of my goals.- Has bluetooth connectivity, meaning you can connect your headphones and listen to Spotify or an audiobook.Cons:- Because this phone utilizes an older version of Android OS, there are some minor security concerns. This won't be an issue for most people, but I wouldn't use this phone if your job or private life involves any confidential information, i.e. patient information, cybersecurity, etc.- Also because of the old OS, many apps that might have worked with this phone on release are no longer compatible, because the OS is no longer supported. I was able to use Spotify and Libby, but you will not be able to download Uber, for exmaple.- Probably the biggest con for me was that this phone pretends to be a flip phone. The reality is that it's a tiny touch screen phone. The D pad and T9 typing are not functional. You will have to download an app to use these basic features, and from what I could find, these apps are passion projects with no promise of continuing to remain functional in the future (as an example, the app I found reccomended most often online is already non functional, and I had to find an app created more recently.) Even then, the app will not be cross compatible with all other apps, i.e. Libby. I spent so much time squinting and trying to touch a tiny touch screen keyboard, that eventually I rage quit and decided to send the whole phone back.- Messaging is a hybrid that just doesn't work how you might hope. Because this phone is undecided if it's a smart phone or a dumb phone, messages will be recieved in a smart phone format, however, again, unless you have a special app, replying will be a pain in the ass because you'll have to use a tiny touchscreen keyboard. Never figured out if emojis were possible.Who would I reccomend this phone for?Probably someone with a physical job, i.e. construction, who only wants a flip phone for the phone calls and maybe Spotify, and nothing else, not even texting, for whom the sturdiness of the phone is important. Even then, I think there are other dumb phones on the market that will give you better functionality at a better price point.

Well built phone! No technical problems just lacking some features that I would appreciate and took some getting used to. I previously had a Sunbeam F1 Pro Aspen flip phone. I loved that phone, it was simple, well designed, cute, etc. But after a year, the camera and the touchscreen stopped working and that made it harder to use. I got this phone because the price seemed fine and I’ve heard good things. But I also heard some bad things including: double typing letters, heating up, slow. Honestly I haven’t had those problems! The battery life is great, function is great, easy to use with some modifications. I installed O launcher to make it more minimalist but I can use apps I like such as YouTube music and google maps. My main complaint is that I can’t use the keypad to type!!! I loved T9 predictive text, I hate that I can’t do that easily on this phone. I tried installing apps to let me do it but they were clunky and didnt have a way to use !?:() and emojis… So I deal with the touchscreen keyboard which thankfully has swiping text and voice text. I installed google keyboard to make the experience better. Thankfully this phone is customizable. That’s all I have to say!