# Sonim Xp3+ 5G (X320) Master thread
**URL:** https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311
**Category:** Sonim
**Tags:** Master-Thread, Sonim-XP3-Series, 5G-Phones
**Created:** [March 19, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311 "2025-03-19T19:53:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 7
### Author:  [@flipphoneguy](https://jtechforums.org/u/flipphoneguy)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/121 "2025-09-12T03:13:26Z")
install apps directly from sonim phone. no root required!!
> [@Ultimate solution! install apps directly onto Sonim phones!](https://jtechforums.org/t/ultimate-solution-install-apps-directly-onto-sonim-phones/4374):
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> That’s right!! you can now install apps directly on the phone without using ADB!! (sorry if I seem too excited) as widely discussed on this forums, it’s impossible to install apps directly onto Sonim phone’s, and it’s implemented with deep signature and hash checks which makes it basically impossible to bypass till i made this. this app I made features an extremely simple UI with 1 simple button to choose a file which opens up sonim’s default file selector and allows you to choose any apk file …
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### Author:  [@Dev-in-the-BM\_2.0](https://jtechforums.org/u/Dev-in-the-BM_2.0)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2025, 3:33am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/122 "2025-09-12T03:33:00Z")
Sorry, but the Xp3Plus 5G can install all apps without ADB or root.
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### Author:  [@kosherboy](https://jtechforums.org/u/kosherboy)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/123 "2025-09-19T21:03:09Z")
https://embed.reddit.com/r/dumbphones/comments/1nlax7l/easy_setup_script_for_the_sonim_xp3_plus_5g/?embed=true&ref_source=embed&ref=share
[https://github.com/JoanOfHill/SonimXP3plus5G-Automated-Setup](https://github.com/JoanOfHill/SonimXP3plus5G-Automated-Setup)
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### Author:  [@Air\_Condition150](https://jtechforums.org/u/Air_Condition150)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/124 "2025-09-26T19:02:46Z")
Bell (the Canadian carrier) is now selling the Sonim XP3+ 5G [Here](https://www.bell.ca/Mobility/Products/Sonim-XP3-Plus-5G)
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### Author:  [@Dev-in-the-BM\_2.0](https://jtechforums.org/u/Dev-in-the-BM_2.0)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/125 "2025-09-26T19:05:07Z")
Don’t buy it.
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### Author:  [@Air\_Condition150](https://jtechforums.org/u/Air_Condition150)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/126 "2025-09-26T19:08:24Z")
At all or just by them?
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### Author:  [@Dev-in-the-BM\_2.0](https://jtechforums.org/u/Dev-in-the-BM_2.0)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/127 "2025-09-26T19:08:43Z")
At all.
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### Author:  [@Air\_Condition150](https://jtechforums.org/u/Air_Condition150)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/128 "2025-09-26T19:14:20Z")
You seem to be pretty against this phone 😅
> [@Dev-in-the-BM\_2.0](#):
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> I **do not recommend buying it**.
> [@Waze for flip phone](https://jtechforums.org/t/waze-for-flip-phone/4372/15):
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> Don’t.
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### Author:  [@flipphoneguy](https://jtechforums.org/u/flipphoneguy)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/129 "2025-09-26T19:22:36Z")
Why?
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### Author:  [@Dev-in-the-BM\_2.0](https://jtechforums.org/u/Dev-in-the-BM_2.0)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/130 "2025-09-26T19:41:04Z")
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> [@Dev-in-the-BM\_2.0](#):
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> ## Cons:
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> - **Unresponsive buttons.**
> This is the phone’s biggest flaw.
> The buttons just _ **Don’t. Respond. Reliably.** _
> - **Weirdly shaped screen.**
> The phone is listed as having a bigger screen, which sounds nice, until you actually see it.
> While the screen _is_ taller, it’s also not as wide, so it just looks weird, and everything looks off displayed on the screen.
> - **Inconsistent UI**
> The x320 runs Android 14, featuring the newer Material You 3, with a refreshed color scheme.
> Most of the stock Sonim apps, though, haven’t been updated much, and have a theme more similar to Material, leaving the phone with an inconsistent feel.
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> At the end of the day, I’d say that while the phone has gotten significant upgrades, it also has some major flaws, mainly it’s unreliable keypad, and I **do not recommend buying it**.
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### Author:  [@Air\_Condition150](https://jtechforums.org/u/Air_Condition150)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/131 "2025-09-26T20:10:34Z")
**Unresponsive buttons** : Very common on flip phones and already have that right now 😓
**Weirdly shaped screen:** LG exalt has this problem too but it only looks weird in apps
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### Author:  [@Dev-in-the-BM\_2.0](https://jtechforums.org/u/Dev-in-the-BM_2.0)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/132 "2025-09-26T20:27:21Z")
> [@Air\_Condition150](#):
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> **Unresponsive buttons** : Very common on flip phones and already have that right now
So get flip phones that dont have this problem, like the **other Sonim** phones, **Kyoceras** , and the **TCL Flip 2**.
> [@Air\_Condition150](#):
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> **Weirdly shaped screen:** LG exalt has this problem too but it only looks weird in apps
The LG Classic is dead, and was always **a piece of trash designed to self destruct**.
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### Author:  [@Air\_Condition150](https://jtechforums.org/u/Air_Condition150)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/133 "2025-09-26T20:59:06Z")
> [@Dev-in-the-BM\_2.0](#):
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> The LG Classic is dead, and was always **a piece of trash designed to self destruct**.
I was talking about the Exalt not classic, (classic doesn’t have that problem) and your right, it is kinda trash (the classic) until you see the real trash flip phones released after the classic (Example: All TCL flips including 2)
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### Author:  [@Air\_Condition150](https://jtechforums.org/u/Air_Condition150)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2025, 4:29am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/134 "2025-10-27T04:29:56Z")
I’ve used this phone for a while now and here’s what I want to say about it
Has great stock apps, about 20GB usable internal storage (record breaking for a flip phone). GIF’s work (important for me). Its about the same height as the LG vn220 both open and closed with the Sonim being a bit taller
The screen looks excellent, its more then bright enough and clear like the schok classic. Apks work, I tested google maps and waze, google maps (any google app actually) gave me issues while waze, weather, KCO mouse and a few other apps did work great. The settings app is by far the best there has ever been on a flip phone. The quick settings on the main screen is also very useful
## The network/carrier whatever you want to call it stuff
Its eSIM. Calls, text messages, MMS, great 👍
And for the carriers, lots of people say sonim phones don’t work with carriers outside the carriers it was bought from, I can prove it false (at least for the 5G version) I have the T-Mobile version it detected both a verizon SIM card and a at&t SIM card, and at&t even worked for calls, text, MMS, 5G, etc on this phone. Verizon of course didn’t work 🙃 (yet).
### Main issues
People weren’t joking when they said this phone has a massive keyboard issue, the keys don’t respond well at all when clicked fast but it doesn’t make the phone unusable for me really.
The stock messaging app doesn’t have a lot of features and message+ doesn’t work good on this phone either. No stock email app either. The sounds settings are work like totally garbage and especially the “sound profiles”.
I like this phone a lot but I hope they fix the massive issues it has but overall its a good phone
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### Author:  [@Dev-in-the-BM\_2.0](https://jtechforums.org/u/Dev-in-the-BM_2.0)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/135 "2025-10-27T04:39:32Z")
> [@Air\_Condition150](#):
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> The settings app is by far the best there has ever been on a flip phone. The quick settings on the main screen is also very useful
Just like the older Sonim phones
> [@Air\_Condition150](#):
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> The screen looks excellent
> [@Air\_Condition150](#):
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> 
That’s a pretty weird and annoying screen shape.
> [@Air\_Condition150](#):
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> The stock messaging app doesn’t have a lot of features and message+ doesn’t work good on this phone either.
Like every other flip phone.
> [@Messaging App to Work With D-pad](https://jtechforums.org/t/messaging-app-to-work-with-d-pad/987):
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> I have been using google messaging on my tcl recently though videos stopped working to send and receive. Does anyone know of any good messaging app that works well with the d-pad?
> [@Air\_Condition150](#):
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> The sounds settings are work like totally garbage and especially the “sound profiles”.
You can edit the sound profiles and create your own.
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### Author:  [@Air\_Condition150](https://jtechforums.org/u/Air_Condition150)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/136 "2025-10-27T04:45:25Z")
> [@Dev-in-the-BM\_2.0](#):
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> That’s a pretty weird and annoying screen shape.
You have a xp3900 right? I think that’s why you don’t like the screen shape
> [@Dev-in-the-BM\_2.0](#):
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> You can edit the sound profiles and create your own.
Can you show me how?
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### Author:  [@Techgen](https://jtechforums.org/u/Techgen)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/137 "2025-10-27T19:01:15Z")
> [@Sonim XP3+ 5G: Dream Phone?](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-dream-phone/1435/150):
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> Can you show me how?
I have the Xp3800, and I used to be annoyed with the sound profiles because I couldn’t go from silent to vibrate to ringer within one profile, until I realized you can make a custom profile. On my phone its Settings\>Sound\>Profile then click the options key and Create New. I don’t know if this one has the same setup.
> [@Air\_Condition150](#):
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> The stock messaging app doesn’t have a lot of features
I’m basically fine with the one from the XP3800, is this worse? If it is you can try the one from the XP3800
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### Author:  [@Air\_Condition150](https://jtechforums.org/u/Air_Condition150)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/138 "2025-10-27T19:34:41Z")
> [@Techgen](#):
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> On my phone its Settings\>Sound\>Profile then click the options key and Create New. I don’t know if this one has the same setup.
How did I not notice that?? 😂
> [@Techgen](#):
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> I’m basically fine with the one from the XP3800, is this worse? If it is you can try the one from the XP3800
No I’m pretty sure its the same thing, I just want a mute conversation button that’s my issue really
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### Author:  [@Techgen](https://jtechforums.org/u/Techgen)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/139 "2025-10-27T19:55:06Z")
> [@Air\_Condition150](#):
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> How did I not notice that?? 😂
It took a while for me to notice it, I’m on my 3rd xp3800. I wonder if it was not an option on the old software, because I’m pretty sure I looked.
> [@Air\_Condition150](#):
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> I just want a mute conversation button that’s my issue really
Yea that’s one of the things its missing
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### Author:  [@Dev-in-the-BM\_2.0](https://jtechforums.org/u/Dev-in-the-BM_2.0)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-x320-master-thread/6311/140 "2025-10-27T20:18:26Z")
> [@Sonim XP3+ 5G: Dream Phone?](https://jtechforums.org/t/sonim-xp3-5g-dream-phone/1435/153):
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> > [@Air\_Condition150](#):
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> > I just want a mute conversation button that’s my issue really
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> Yea that’s one of the things its missing
Which regular dumb phone has that in their stock messaging app?
It’s not any worse than Kyocera’s, TCLs, and LG’s messaging apps.
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