@unchartedworlds I hear they are very simple to use but expensive in the way #CripTech often is.
A lot depends on:
* user's needs and what they're struggling with smartphone for.
* what has already been tried.
For example you can still get brickphones for <£20 which will do voice/SMS without the smart bollocks for a lot less than a Doro but may still be "too confusing/much" for intended user.
Doro tend to be pretty basic, voice (not sure they even do SMS).
Happy to talk further any time.
@NatalyaD @unchartedworlds
The cheap candybar dumbphones (like my Nokia 150) tend to have small displays and small keys.
My mum's got a Doro dumbphone (big buttons, clear display, 'feature phone') that's she's very happy with. Of course, she rarely turns it on, but she does at least carry it with her more often these days ...
I think it does do SMS (or would, if she would).
Dad's finding his Samsung smartphone challenging, but refuses to get a Doro because Mum has one.
I think for this situation a smartphone is still the better option, because of the odd thing like real-time bus information. But I like how the Doro smartphones seem to make it easier to see which icon does what. Hmm.
@unchartedworlds @NatalyaD
Yeah, I think they've got a 'fewer icons per screen' UI on the smartphones, too.
(My Nokia does have a 'zoomed menu' option and 4G, so technically has internet access, but I've not attempted it.)
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