This isn't an old design fished out and re-branded for the elderly: it's a new phone purposely designed to serve as a minimal distraction from the modern world. The MP02 is expensive given its stripped-down feature sets, but its design is wholly deliberate. The handset supports HD calls and the keyboard can be operated by feel well enough, ideal for those who like the form factor, don't want a touch-screen, and need to keep in touch across generations. Some reviewers said that they appreciated the ability to switch predictive type on and off, while at least one enthusiastic texter on Amazon did seem to find the system confusing.Īs a classic phone, though, this is a good value device. You can also use a Bluetooth headset, but you’ll still need to open the phone and press ‘OK’ to start Google Assistant. If you’re not a fan of typing, Google Assistant provides voice-type in most text entry fields, and the contacts sync with Google and Outlook (to a maximum of 1000). There’s also a camera which isn’t much to write home about, though it can record low frame rate postage-stamp videos (352x288) if that’s your thing. The Cingular Smartflip IV runs KaiOS 2.5, giving it the power to run apps like Facebook or the – essential to some – WhatsApp. And while they certainly won't be the best camera phones, they'll normally have some kind of camera on board. Either way, we're talking about basic phones that can handle calls, are relatively robust, and will, in all likelihood, only need charging once a week rather than twice a day. 'Dumb' isn't, of course, a word that any retailer will ever use, prefering a term like ‘feature phone’. They also tend to have very long battery life, and be more robust if you drop them. If you don't want to spend a lot of money and just want to make calls and send texts, the best dumbphones are incredibly cheap.

If you're buying for elderly, tech-challenged grandparents, a basic phone will be easier to use, so again that can make it a better choice.

In that case, a simpler phone that doesn't let you access social media will be a preferable option. For example, maybe you're suffering from phone addiction, and need a digital detox.

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