Pocketalk Plus -Real Time, Two-Way Voice & Camera 84+ Language Translator - Extra Large Screen, Longer Battery Life, HIPAA Compliant - Perfect for Travel, Business, Doctors, Nurses, Teachers, Students

Used on over sea trip in multiple countries with different languages and worked quite well.

The folks at Pocketalk have mastered how to build a device. First, it works amazingly well. Second, it is easy to setup. You take it out of the package and turn it on. Here is where they excel - it does not ask for any personal information - seriously! It does give you to the option to connect to your wifi (which I did) but it is not required. You can use this without ever giving them your name, email, phone number, etc. That is almost unheard of in the world today. I am really REALLY impressed by this. The device functions flawlessly. It works really fast and is really accurate. This is not only an Amazing Device for travel without worrying about the language, but it works extremely well for learning and practicing a new language. Overall, I really cannot say enough about how pleased I am with this device.

Cons : Translated voice is almost always female.Why dont they include native American tribal languages?Pros : Comforting knowing I have a translator in my pocket.

I am SO DISAPPOINTED.I purchased two (2) of these translators in August 21 in preparation for a military move overseas. I purchased Pocket Talk because it offered Indian languages other translators did not.Covid delayed my move to Jan 22. So, I was not able to try to use the Pocket Talks in the intended foreign environment until well past the return date; but, based on other reviews, I wasn't worried - shame on me for being so foolish.Once I tried using the Pocket Talk overseas with foreigners in real world situations, I was BADLY LET DOWN.More often than not, the device does not recognize the English I'm speaking, so I get either gibberish or no translation in return. (English is my first language by the way). Co-workers, my husband, waiters, passing strangers, any number of others have tried to use the device and we all get the same useless and unsatisfactory response from the device.To make matters worse, the battery has such a short life that by the time you've gotten to where you're going it's nearly out of juice.Sadly, Pocket Talk is not big enough to use as a door stop, so it is truly a complete and utterly useless waste of money.Save your sanity and your pocketbook and Google Translate on your Smart phone. It's free and it works 1,000 x better than these horrid little Pocket Talk devices.

I bought this for use in a manufacturing facility, mainly for folks who speak Spanish and Portuguese. After using it for a week, we are very pleased with the device. It translates well to and from English, allowing us to communicate better with our employees. Be aware that an internet connection is required, either through a cell network or WiFi. We use ours on WiFi, as the signal is better in our location. If you're traveling abroad to a rural area, it won't work without internet.

We use these in our therapy department to help communicate with patients who are struggling to understand. I will therapist highly recommend this.

Claims that it has the Tagalog language. That is a lie. In chatting with the company, they said, they did... upon further discussion, the person told me that they spoke Tagalog... when I told her the Tagalog was not Filipino, she agreed only at that point. Filipino is not Tagalog. She offered me a refund, I bought it from Amazon, so I was not worried. You have to email the company for customer service, but, they were quick to respond. Happy with that... it is a good device. It just did not have the one language I needed.

The device does a fairly accurate job of translating. Battery life while in use is not impressive. The "translation direction correction feature" rarely works. When I asked their tek support people about this, they acted like they didn't know the feature even exists!UPDATE: Amazon sent a replacement which not only charges much faster than the first one but also the battery lasts a lot longer. The "translation direction correction feature" works much better on this replacement but needs a bit of work from the companies developers.One more thing of note: Pocketalk tech support is very slow (snails pace) and they tend to make assumptions without reading the message in the problem ticket.