Neoix RAKKAUS 4G LTE Quad Core Unlocked Smartphone 5.5” HD Display, Black

1-15-16 ..This will be an ongoing review of Neoix Rakkaus phone . Phone arrived 3 days after order in good condition . Nice box with quick start guide ,charger, (2) screen protectors, one already installed , ear buds and short and long usb cords for wall mount charger. I was hoping the phone would have a manual but it did not. Quick start guide was very basic. Battery was not installed and was not even partially charged. I would like to also note that I sent two different emails to Neoix with questions about phone after purchase and neither have been answered yet. One question was about a phone case. I noticed in the questions section that they replied a case would be sent with new purchases. I did not receive one.Now on to the phone review. So far , it seems very fast and very nicely laid out on the home pages. Controls are familiar and work flawlessly so far. I had no problem connecting to my wifi or setting up to my straight talk provider. So far I am happy with the phone. Not so much with the seller at this point. Will update again soon.8/13/16Well The phone is still working but there are issues. First , this phone will randomly delete my contacts. Then sometimes when I search for a contact , it doesn't find it but when they text or call they reappear. Volume is not very loud for ringer. Talk volume is fine . Phone sometimes won't download pics during texting. Even if on wifi. That along with the fact that it is not going to upgrade to marshmallow is very disappointing. I had high hopes but I am currently looking for another phone. Dropped rating from 4 starts to 3

So I've had this phone for a little over a month, and I can honestly say I love it !!!The packaging was very cute. It came in a cute orange and brown box with a USB cable, wall adapter, 2 screen protectors, earbuds, ear bud replacements, user quick start guide, battery, and phone.It's the perfect size, not as big as most phablets, but definitely not enough to watch videos and look at pictures.It's 8mp front facing camera is so clear, which is one of the reasons I bought it, since I'm really big on taking selfies. It even has a beauty filter and an option where it will automatically detect if you're making a peace sign and will take a picture. I had no clue that even existed but it really impressed my friends lol. The back facing camera could be a little better, imo. While it does have a flash option, the pictures don't come out very clear unless you're in bright outdoor lighting. It doesn't really lag which is great. I know from experience some big screen phones will lag while taking pictures since it takes a bit longer to process and it's using the whole screen, but this one is perfectly fine. It also makes a kind of concerning clicking sound whenever it's focusing. I assume those are the lens adjusting, but random clicking noises in your phone can get nerve wracking at times. So the back camera is alright.Now onto the battery life. Oh my god, I can't stress how good it is. I am the type of person who will carry around a couple mobile chargers for their phone, but not anymore !!! One single full charge will last me literally the entire day. During half the week, I attend class from 11 in the morning until 8 at night. I do not have to carry a charger or anything with me since the battery will last that long. Believe me, I am constantly using it (in calls, using apps, watching videos, basically consuming a lot of energy) and by the end of the day my battery is barely around 30%. It really does last that long !!! You will need to charge it for at least a solid 6 hours for it to fully charge, but it's worth it !Now onto the apps/processing/functions. You can fit about 16 apps on one single page, which is nice, so you can readily get to something you need to open. For some reason the default clock widget it has takes up 4x2 spaces. So I had to install another clock widget for that. Also another random thing I discovered is that if you hold onto the background and swipe, it will change your phone background to one of the default ones. Not sure how to disable that, but it's not that annoying. While it does run smoothly, it does have its lag from time to time. The screen will freeze up for about five seconds before resuming whatever you were doing. I'm those instances, I found that releasing memory by exiting apps usually got everything to normal speed. So the biggest number of apps I can have open before everything starts slowing down is usually about 6.I also had a weird problem using mobile data at first. While I do know that my carrier (ultra mobile) does have strong signal in my area and my plan included data, my phone did not have data compatibility. I enabled the mobile data and set my preference to 4g, but that didn't fix anything. My carrier runs on the same bandwidth as T-Mobile and AT&T, but it did not recognize it and would only enable data while I was in a phone call. I solved this by installing an app by my carrier with all the wireless info and inputting all the information it provided under mobile networks and access point names. After this, my data worked smoothly with no hitches at all. So I would recommend either calling your provider or looking it up, since it will most likely not be a problem with the phone.I am also having trouble with the SD card slot. I didn't set the phone up with my SD card in it, and didn't insert it until much later. For some reason, after I input it, I was unable to take any screenshots or save pictures to my phone, despite setting the preferences to save to SD card. I know that nothing is wrong with my card since I can view it on my computer and other phones, so I will have to work on a solution for this. I don't need to really worry about it though, since the phone has plenty of storage space.Finally, one of the coolest features I want to touch on is the visitor phone. I'm not sure if it's a standard or default feature with every new phone, since I've never seen it before. But basically, it makes it so that if you enable visitor mode, no one can view any of your pictures, get into your texts, or change anything on your phone without putting a pass code that you've made for your phone. If you're someone who is very touchy with their phone or paranoid about letting others use it, then you will love this feature !!I'm also posting pictures using both the front and back camera, as well as screenshots of some of the features. Hopefully this will help you decide what phone to buy.

Well, not one to write too many reviews, but after trying this phone out for a week, I can honestly say that I am NOT impressed one bit. Although the packaging looks nice, there seem to be too many negative things for me to continue using a cell phone that, for me anyways, doesn't seem to meet my needs. Let's start with some pros: Nice packaging, clean looking phone, and size fits just right.Now the CONS: 1) Connection to just about any WIFI network I normally use is VERY spotty. Even when it says that is connected, I try open a webpage, well, nice message of "webpage not available" pops up. I've tried this many times and so far, results have been pretty crappy. When I disconnect from WIFI and try to open a webpage, "no network found" is my response, even though, I'm registered on my network.2) I don't see any LTE coverage. 3) Finally, when I am actually able to get my texts, they won't download. When I try to download and am supposedly connected to WIFI, the only thing that happens is that my WIFI automatically gets turned off. Just lovely...........HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED is not even close to expressing my displeasure to this point................oh and not to mention that there is one, yes ONE, case available for this particular phone. Won't even go there!

The phone is great for the money. Only 2 problems. The first is the bluetooth gets confused when there is more than one available paired device sometimes and the connection cuts in and out. I have found no solution other than unpairing the device I don't want to use at the time. The second problem and the reason I am taking away 2 stars is the phone pocket dials all the time. At least 10 times a day, the phone calls a random person when I pick the phone up. Strangest thing I've ever seen and I have no idea why it does it. 2 simple problems that are extremely annoying. It would be 5 stars for the price otherwise. By the way reception is 1-2 bars better than the note 5 on ATT.