Great flip-phone! The Nokia 2780 is consistently reviewed as one of the best flip-phones on the market. The design is excellent, the construction, fit & finish are impressive, and it has several smart-phone type features that should please many.

The appearance and feel of this phone is rock solid. The case comes in either red or blue and is quite rugged with a heavy-duty hinge. The top screen displays the time and caller info and is large enough and easy to read. When opened, the main color screen is bright, clear and reads easily. The keyboard is intuitive and has larger keys with a great tactile response. The operating software (KaiOS) works as expected and arrives with an array of mostly useful apps preloaded (minimal bloatware).

The phone is super easy to flip open and close. The case back removes simply to expose the sim card slot, a micro SD card slot for storing music, etc., and surpisingly a removeable and long-lasting lithium battery. The phone has a standard 3.5mm headphone input and a state-of-the-art mini USB-C charge port & charger.

My impressions of the Nokia 2780 are all positive. I ocassionally use it to talk on the phone to others and as an emergency phone if needed on my motorcycle, bicycle and boat. On Amazon, I purchased a terrific prepaid 1-year unlimited talk & text plan for just $75 with Jethro Mobile. Great service through the T-Mobile network and an absolute bargain.

For those of us who prefer to live in a text-free world, this is literally the perfect phone. Folks who frequently text and gamers will find the keyboard useable, but quite cumbersome compared to an Android or iPhone touch screen.

However, for the growing number of people who are increasingly unplugging from the grid, or for older people and the very young with simpler communication needs, the Nokia 2780 is a genuine winner. Check it out for yourself.

I bought this phone because I was looking to free myself from always needing to carry a smartphone. This has accomplished that task wonderfully. I've used flip phones in the past and this is the nicest one I've had. Having USB-C is really nice and KaiOS provides a lot of utility features that make it much more practical. I particularly enjoyed having Google Maps, an MP3 player, and functioning threaded Group MMS messages. (I did experience a slight issue setting up the APN settings for my carrier -- entering it manually by T9 was a pain). Being able to log into my Google account meant I could sync my contacts, which was very useful.

KaiOS still has a long way to go, though. The Calendar app for example is quite broken. Recurring events don't work and display on the wrong days. Events that ended long ago still display. Only the primary Google calendar displays, but the secondary calendars still push notifications, even when syncing is disabled??? I ended up toggling off the Calendar app and just use the website.

The app store is limited (although I did download a QR code reader and a couple other nice utilities). Any app that is not a "stock app" - and this includes some pre-installed bloatware, will include full-screen ads. You can tell they're targeted towards older, more gullible individuals and I find them quite obnoxious.

The camera and display are good enough for what they are meant for, but do not expect stellar quality like an expensive smartphone. I was happy with the build quality and design. The battery lasted plenty long for my needs. The keyboard is nice (and I appreciated the predictive features which makes texting easier but has a few quirks).

This phone has a wireless hotspot, which is easy to configure and works well for when you need to connect your laptop or another device in a pinch.

Choosing this phone factor means you are going to have to accept its limitations. You're just not going to get things done like you can on a smartphone. Setting it up was a bear and making the transition was tough but ultimately worth it for me when it did not seek my attention when out with friends. I would recommend this device to anyone seeking to make that change.

I purchased this phone for a family member on my family plan. It works well, keeps a battery charge for a long time and delivers very good vocal quality. This is a no frills phone. It makes calls, and receives calls.

It does almost exactly what I need, which is an inexpensive phone for my mom that she can throw in her purse or carry around the house. It's brightly colored, so it's easy to spot if she puts it down (plus red is her favorite color, so bonus). She hates texting, so that's not an issue. And it's 4G unlocked, so she can change carriers if she ever wants to in the future. The only feature her old 3G flip phone had that this one doesn't is a setting for notifications to remind every 5 min instead of just once, so she doesn't forget to call back if she couldn't pick up initially. Also, the red plastic is matte not glossy, so it's a little slippery in dry hands, but that's not a deal-breaker.

The Phone works good on VIVO & Oi, on 3g and 4g with the right plan.
USB Type C port for charging is great too. No more Micro USB cables.
I did not try Tim or Claro.

Here is some Carrier info the last i know.
Brazil
América Móvil - Claro
Technology: HSPA+, LTE
Frequency: 1800, 2600
LTE-2600 Mhz FDD in service December 2012

Oi
Technology: HSPA+, LTE
Frequency: 2600
LTE-2600 in service April 2013

TIM Brasil
Technology: HSPA+, LTE
Frequency: 1800
LTE-450 in service April 2013
Updated 1/14

VIVO
Technology: HSPA+, LTE
Frequency: 850 / 2100
LTE-2100 in service April 2013

Make sure you know which bands you need, heres some others:
3G Bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 (AWS) / 1900 / 2100 4G bands -
LTE band 2 (1900), 3 (1800), 4 (1700/2100), 5 (850), 7 (2600), 12 (700), 13 (700), 17 (700), 29 (700)

Bandas
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
LTE 700(B28)/850(B5)/1800(B3)/2600(B7) MHz

Brazil
2G capabilities
GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G capabilities
UMTS 850, UMTS 2100
4G capabilities
LTE 700 (28), LTE 1800 (3), LTE 2600 (7, 38)