LG K31 Unlocked Smartphone – 32 GB – Silver (Made for US Verizon, AT&T, T–Mobile, Metro, Cricket (Universal Compatibility)

Surprise! We finally found a good quality, basic phone that we actually got activated on the Verizon Wireless network. After long, fruitless searches on the Verizon website - rated Total Fail for offering to basic phone users only poorly rated phones at outrageous prices - we tried two big box stores. Error. We purchased two phones that they guaranteed were Verizon compatible. Each time, we spent over two hours driving around and waiting in lines to be told by sneering Verizon employees that the phones could not be activated on their network.Burned by Verizon and by in-person shopping at retailers well-known for tech expertise, we were more-than-hesitant to try an unseen, potential pig-in-a-poke phone advertised on Amazon. It took hours of frustrating searching to find what we were looking for on Amazon, but as it turned out, the searching paid off.The LG K31 is everything a basic phone user wants. Right size and weight. Easy to set up and use. Enough memory and battery life for "everyday" use. Decent enough camera. Clear display. Good selection of onboard apps, without massive bloatware. It's a 2020 phone, so the features are up-to-date, and we were pleased to find a selection of screen protectors and cases already available on Amazon.If your phone is your life, this isn't the phone for you, of course. But if you want basic communication (voice and text), social media, entertainment and record-keeping (photos, videos, notes, etc.) in a Verizon compatible device at a very reasonable price, the LG K31 may be just what you're looking for.

I think this phone definitely gives you bang for your buck. I was a bit skeptical with the low price and how new it is, but it suits my needs very well. The only thing I would complain about is that it's a bit slow to respond at times and the battery could be better. For daily tasks like calling, texting, internet browsing, and maybe some light gaming, it's perfect. I haven't found out much about durability, as I've only had it a couple days. It feels sturdy enough, I just wouldn't throw it at a brick wall or anything. With case, screen protector, and a firm grip it should last a long while. I personally love the size. I have smaller hands and it fits in them very well.It took a while to adjust the settings to my liking, the default is using gestures as opposed to the usual home keys at the bottom. It was easy enough to change though. It only has 32GB of memory, which to be fair covers most apps and everything, but if you do need more storage you can get a microSDXC memory card.As long as you don't expect ultra high performance or anything fancy, this is a great basic phone for the price. I've seen other phones with a lot less that charge a lot more.

I'm not an expert on cell phones by any means, but here are my pros and cons on the LG K31. Pro: Received cell well packaged, setting up phone settings and SIM card with Verizon was easy (you can get the SIM card for free), lightweight and slim (if you like that), takes good pictures, sound quality good and loud, takes videos well (although you have to be careful not cover the mic). Cons: On occasion, the screen turns off like if you've pressed the power button to save power, but cell doesn't shut down completely. The screen is sensitive to touch and can be adjusted. However, there are set spot to where it can be adjusted. It will not be adjusted in small increments. Positioning of mic at the bottom of the phone, not good as sometimes the palm of your hand can end up blocking it, while recording. That's what happened to me and you could barely hear the sound. Other than that, I think overall it's a pretty good phone to have.

I bought one of these for my mother-in-law. She's 84 so I had to dumb it down a lot, but while setting it up and using it myself, it worked very well and has a lot of newer features than I've got with my Pixel 3A. I wish LG wasn't getting out of the phone business.

Ever since I purchased this phone I have had trouble with it turning down any music I play through speaker after a few minutes. After months of fighting with this I finally contacted LG to see what's going on. It turns out that this is an automatic feature that you cannot turn off so now I am stuck with the phone that just randomly turns the volume down where I can't hear it. It is absolutely infuriating and makes no sense.Edit: after using this phone a little longer I felt that I needed to come back and add to this review. This phone is cheaply made and it shows, it's very laggy sometimes it will take me several minutes to do something as simple as open Google Chrome(not even joking getting to this page to add to this review took close to 10 minutes). The battery life at this point is practically non-existent I can't even go through one 8-hour shift without it dying even though I barely touch my phone at work. The one thing that I can probably say positive about this phone is that the screen is very tough because I have thrown this thing across the room out of frustration at least two dozen times in the last two weeks and it still has not cracked. Either way don't waste your money because this phone is hot garbage and any reviews saying this is a good phone are probably bots

I wanted to find an android phone with a smaller screen, and this is about the only one left. I have used the phone for several months now. The best feature is the long battery life. Other than that, its a so-so phone, there's a glitch a day on one app or another. I'd say it's a little overpriced for such a basic phone, but it works fine.