AGM M7: The Unbreakable Anti-Smartphone

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The AGM M7 is a budget semi-smartphone that is almost unbreakable and looks like something from the pre-smartphone era but offers much more. Those looking for a smartphone experience will be disappointed, but those looking for something unique will find this hybrid beast compelling.
Read the full review and enter the competition at www.makeuseof.com/agm-m7-review/
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  • @redshed2020
    @redshed20202 жыл бұрын

    No Google is actually a plus to me.

  • @Chemy.
    @Chemy.3 жыл бұрын

    man, what a great review, in hope to see your reviews more often

  • @cyberjey

    @cyberjey

    3 ай бұрын

    Clear,precise and genuine

  • @noahbooker6979
    @noahbooker6979 Жыл бұрын

    So well put together! Great job!

  • @thinmintXD
    @thinmintXD2 жыл бұрын

    4:35 this is what I needed to know! Thank you for the little tidbit about google account signin and therefore not having calendar/contact sync

  • @hans197823
    @hans197823 Жыл бұрын

    Found your review looking for the M7. What a great review, I really like your style! No idea if you gave a way this rugged phone yet, but did you use it long after the review? How was your experience in the long run...?

  • @jay-rdelossantos8834
    @jay-rdelossantos88342 жыл бұрын

    I really need that kind of phone to have more balance time for work and family

  • @watertower1

    @watertower1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Get one!

  • @watertower1

    @watertower1

    2 жыл бұрын

    They go for around 50 on eBay

  • @matt-sm5eu
    @matt-sm5eu Жыл бұрын

    Great review! I'm looking for a phone to use when I'm camping and doing outdoor stuff in general, and I think this is the one. I only need calls, texts, and Whatsapp. There are lots of Chinese made options, but unfortunately, most have no video reviews. So this video was very helpful!

  • @afcpez91
    @afcpez912 жыл бұрын

    Can you please tell me if its possible to book an uber using the uber website via the phones browser? I know it might take abit of getting used too but I'm looking for a phone to social media detox from but need something I can book an uber on for travel.

  • @jimwile9313
    @jimwile93133 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tech phone for those in rugged locations.

  • @squirrellysquirrels1167
    @squirrellysquirrels1167 Жыл бұрын

    Keep my smartphone for 2nd, camera and bigger screen for KZread. But I now want the AGM M7, or similar. Didn't catch if you said it, is there speaker phone on that massive speaker.

  • @markfern
    @markfern2 жыл бұрын

    Good review.. I;m looking at the AGM M5 for a more digital minimalist life

  • @Thiraviamramesh
    @Thiraviamramesh3 жыл бұрын

    Your review resembles the tv speach of V in movie v for Vendetta. 👍👏

  • @diegodevops4151
    @diegodevops41512 жыл бұрын

    Great honest review. I almost lost my S21 Ultra. This I won't mind at all. Also you don't waste time with your phone.

  • @roesti6214
    @roesti62143 ай бұрын

    Is it possible to have the Google Assistant on the Phone? So that I can just tell it "Call the next Restaurant" and it starts calling?

  • @statyisgod
    @statyisgod3 жыл бұрын

    I heard you can install Signal messenger on it, is this the case?

  • @worldradio520
    @worldradio520 Жыл бұрын

    Great review and you make alot of good points

  • @spacebear916
    @spacebear916 Жыл бұрын

    Very useful review, thank you! Since ages I have kept an old samsung dumb phone as a backup to my smartphones but that old bastard is simply getting too old! So I journeyed around the web in search for alternatives and I believe I have found a worthy dumb phone! I noticed that reddit has an excellent board about the M7 where one finds instructions of how to add T9 and other things! I actually remember now that I hated the T9 (LOLx2) but very useful board there about lots of technical stuff concerning the M7 and that android version!

  • @nxel2
    @nxel23 жыл бұрын

    Did you get batteries?

  • @yoaalnet
    @yoaalnet Жыл бұрын

    It's showing contact photo during the call?

  • @calebwilson1436
    @calebwilson14364 ай бұрын

    can you get spotify on it ?

  • @tommannix199
    @tommannix199 Жыл бұрын

    Does this have access to maps at all?

  • @babis7452
    @babis7452Ай бұрын

    Viber messenger and Google; can i download them;

  • @shim2822
    @shim2822 Жыл бұрын

    Do this phone have GPS?

  • @senseiski
    @senseiski2 жыл бұрын

    If someone has this phone, could you please let me know whether it supports alternative keyboard layouts (Cyrillic ones in particular)?

  • @mpokazi

    @mpokazi

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have it and that's what I'm trying to figure out

  • @dashas5198

    @dashas5198

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mpokazi any luck on that front?

  • @mpokazi

    @mpokazi

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes it does support other keyboards such as gboard but it could be annoying AF. I actually stopped using the phone for certain reasons. But the most important reason is because the buttons on the front keep getting pressed due to no casing. Also the touch screen keeps pressing buttons on my face as well. I keep calling people and sending messages when I don't mean to. Texting should be easier as well once they figured out I'll gladly go back. I believe some of the basic apps they have are a waste such as Facebook and some others. I rather them have Gmail or something.

  • @TOMTOM-nh3nl
    @TOMTOM-nh3nl3 жыл бұрын

    Thank You

  • @thelojay
    @thelojay3 ай бұрын

    I wish they had this but without it being easy enough to use social media. I want other apps, but this is too easy to just download social media again

  • @yemarican
    @yemarican2 жыл бұрын

    I kinda of like this phone and most rugged phones .. but I can not use this one... I must have english and arabic keyboards to type. I dont think this one is capable of doing so. Thank you for uploading and sharing this with us.

  • @bradsarahturner7683
    @bradsarahturner7683 Жыл бұрын

    Tell me please, Does the calendar app have a custom repeat function. That is repeat every 3, 5 or 8 days Great review. Thanks

  • @faustinuskaryadi6610
    @faustinuskaryadi66102 жыл бұрын

    T9 was never popular in my country, Indonesia, since during era when Nokia feature phone dominating cellphones market, we used to send SMS in shortened words like write consonants only without the vowels or acronyms which is T9 can't predict. Also T9 can only predict standard bahasa Indonesia and can't for regional slangs like bahasa gaul Jakarta. So, T9 was never popular in first place at least in Indonesia even among teenagers.

  • @SubrataDasSujay
    @SubrataDasSujay3 жыл бұрын

    I have not seen any phone like that

  • @maybelx9547
    @maybelx95472 жыл бұрын

    Is it possible to uninstall preloaded apps like tiktok?

  • @SpanishArmadaProd

    @SpanishArmadaProd

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why??

  • @malteseowl

    @malteseowl

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SpanishArmadaProd Probably because he/she has a life - TikTok is pain in the arse, useless, and only for posers who DON'T have a life. (In case you wonder - I DON'T LIKE IT _ DON'T USE IT _ DON'T HAVE IT + YUK)

  • @faustinuskaryadi6610

    @faustinuskaryadi6610

    2 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately you can uninstall any preloaded applications from this phone except Tik Tok.

  • @archkull

    @archkull

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@faustinuskaryadi6610 Deal breaker instantly. If I wanted preloaded spyware on my phone I wouldn't care about having a Smart phone

  • @justinsullivan6437
    @justinsullivan64372 жыл бұрын

    Does this have google maps?

  • @markosswald7041

    @markosswald7041

    Жыл бұрын

    It has GPS, and the company told me today, that I just need to download Australian maps. That was the 1 thing I needed. I also needed to send and get 2 Mb MMS images. It can do MMS. I also run tools that can cause me to miss important calls - The LOUDSPEAKER is GOLD!!!!! LOVE IT. I also keep dropping smartphones, and wrecking them - WINNER AGAIN!!! LOVE this phone!!!!!!!

  • @shaunigothictv1003
    @shaunigothictv10032 жыл бұрын

    He is a lovely boy

  • @mouhamedayoub1068
    @mouhamedayoub10683 жыл бұрын

    Very gooooood

  • @Valentinfj
    @Valentinfj Жыл бұрын

    Remove the "rugged smartphone 2021" tag from the video

  • @MakeUseOf

    @MakeUseOf

    Жыл бұрын

    why? It's a rugged phone, and it was released in 2021...

  • @hypnoboutique
    @hypnoboutique2 жыл бұрын

    Great review. T9 issues is an absolute dealbreaker for me. I've just returned a Punkt MP02 because the T9 implementation is dogsh*t. So frustrating because true T9 is great - you can legitimately type a message with one hand without looking. I would absolutely buy this phone if the T9 worked well 😞

  • @atommo918

    @atommo918

    2 жыл бұрын

    Interestingly the AGM M6 (basically the same phone as the M7 but without Android/touch screen, just a feature phone OS) DOES come with proper T9 texting. I recently got one and from my testing so far its accuracy is on par with the old Nokias.

  • @hypnoboutique

    @hypnoboutique

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@atommo918 Thanks for the info! Unfortunately, I've just bought a Nokia 800 Tough. If I have any issues, though, I will certainly check out the M6 🙇

  • @dashas5198

    @dashas5198

    Жыл бұрын

    @@atommo918 ooh if you still use it, can I know if it's possible to lower the volume for calls/alarms on the M6? Some people complained there's no way to do so, and that the text size is too big. Are there any things you really dislike about it? (the message filing system, etc?)

  • @atommo918

    @atommo918

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@dashas5198 I do indeed still use it! You can adjust the volume on calls- its a little awkward as you have to navigate a menu to get to the volume adjustment bit while on the call. The latest firmware you can apply for it seems to make the text size just right (in my opinion anyway). The only other things I dislike are: - When using loudspeaker on calls, audio is a little distorted (I'm guessing due to how big the speaker is). Using the regular phone speaker (when you're holding it to your ear) has much better audio clarity. - To use the keypad on calls (for things like entering options) you have to navigate the menu (while on the call) and select the 'keypad' option. Only then can you type in numbers. Not a dealbreaker, just a little inconvenient its not automatically on that to start with. I only use this phone for occasional SMS, calls and setting reminders, so its not like I'm having to deal with 100+ messages. I can see it getting hard to manage if you have that many messages though- its just a basic list you have to click down using the nav buttons for each message.

  • @dashas5198

    @dashas5198

    Жыл бұрын

    @@atommo918 Thanks a lot for all that info! Yeah, not planning on having it as a main phone either; mostly for trips or as a weather resistant backup. In which case it sounds like a fine option. I just hope it survives long enough haha

  • @incognito8448
    @incognito8448Ай бұрын

    mine died in 3 months

  • @jay-rdelossantos8834
    @jay-rdelossantos88342 жыл бұрын

    Hope i win

  • @xavierstephen8440
    @xavierstephen8440 Жыл бұрын

    Sar value is 1.7

  • @yajbgaming
    @yajbgaming Жыл бұрын

    It's a smartphone with keypad, because it has an Android OS.

  • @maurilio1294
    @maurilio1294 Жыл бұрын

    5:40

  • @Saved-qv2ow
    @Saved-qv2ow3 жыл бұрын

    Does it have WIFI calling, voice to call and text, is there a block contacts, does it have speaker phone, (so you don't have to hold the phone on a call), can text be made larger, ETC...?????????? Would of been nice to hear a call, and how the text messaging looks and works; after all it is a PHONE!!! No YT reviewers of the AGM M7 care to show that part!!!!! Most all cell phone user know what the apps are for!!!👎

  • @Mr.Unacceptable
    @Mr.Unacceptable3 жыл бұрын

    Smart phones are crap because they try to do everything but leaves them good at nothing. You see adverts of people jogging exercising while listening to music or podcast. This is impossible. As soon as you put it in your pocket the screen gets touched and it's playing something random. Half the websites don't function properly. You can't nominalize the audio. so everything plays at a different volume. It's a F'n computer, it's one of the first things it should do. Smart phones are a crap product that work inspite of R and D and operating systems not because of it. Never mind they update and hide or scramble all the setting so you never know where anything is. Everything is a fight to do with a phone. Never mind the security. It's damned insane this product is legal. How does countries in Africa and asia manage to use them for payments without everyone getting robbed?

  • @CaptZenPetabyte
    @CaptZenPetabyte Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the comprehensive review! No google is a plus for me, just a shame I cant add Telegram or Signal & remove facebook & tiktok etc.

  • @jay-rdelossantos8834
    @jay-rdelossantos88342 жыл бұрын

    RUGGED!

  • @RUSTYDUSTY666
    @RUSTYDUSTY6663 жыл бұрын

    RUGGED

  • @lamdo3003
    @lamdo30032 жыл бұрын

    Lolz if they make unbreakable and replaceable phone nowadays 😂 🤣 😅 😆 they cannot make money 🤣 😂 😅 😆 😭 for their yacht and Tesla Cars. Oh no no. I mean Money to buy BITCOIN. lolz :))))))))))

  • @edfrancis165
    @edfrancis1652 жыл бұрын

    RUGGED

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