5 Mobiles for seniors

People older, despite being often the wisest, are also the most defenseless. Issues such as social isolation can be caused by communication problems or by not using the appropriate media. Something that the technology is solved with devices tailored to their needs. To allow the elderly to continue in contact with loved ones without getting stuck in state-of-the-art terminals that become out of shape just by looking at them, or with devices that are too advanced and demanding, there is a whole range of mobiles designed for eyes that no longer see so well. and for not very agile fingers. Here we show you five of those mobiles for the elderly.

Wolder Electronics miSmart Xenior

It is the adapted version of current smartphones or smart phones, both in design and performance. With a 4.5-inch touch screen with the possibility of applying a magnifying glass effect and increasing the brightness, the elderly have an ally to see who is calling or the numbers they are pressing. In addition, its speaker allows the hands-free function, to enhance the sound and listen to a telephone conversation without too much trouble.

In addition to an 8 megapixel camera, LED flash, FM radio and a particularly simple, colorful and direct interface, this terminal surprises with its help button integrated on the back. Pressing it starts a round of emergency calls to 15 contacts in case of danger. It also has GPS to locate the person who carries it. They have not forgotten to introduce a replaceable 1,700 mAh battery that gives it a range of up to 10 hours of talk time. All this for a price of around 100 euros.

Doro PhoneEasy 612

Who said that mobile folding or lidded had gone out of fashion? This design provides security and comfort to the elderly. In this case the screen is reduced to 2.5 inches, while maintaining features like FM radio, support headset and hands - free, large keys and speed dial key for emergency calls. It should be noted that, in addition, it has a charging station to avoid the process of plugging it into a small plug. Its price is between 80 and 100 euros.

Telefunken TM200

Another model cover that bet size 2.6 - inch display and features like camera photos, FM radio and speakerphone. Its keys are of good size and have lighting. A somewhat more modest but simple and practical terminal. Something that is also reflected in its price, which ranges between 65 and 75 euros.

Alcatel 2004C

It is an Alcatel mobile designed for the elderly. That is why its design is simple, betting on efficiency. To do this, it has a 2.4-inch screen, where it can display all kinds of utilities such as agenda, calendars and some productivity applications such as the calculator. It also has a camera, expandable memory via MicroSD cards and a keypad that occupies practically the entire front space of the terminal. It stands out, above all, its 1,000 mAh battery, which gives it great autonomy, and the presence of an exclusive button for making emergency calls. A mobile that can be found in stores forno more than 45 euros.

Telme C150

It is the most compact terminal and also the cheapest one on the list. It has a screen of only 1.78 inches, but enough to display letters and numbers in good size on it. It also has fairly large backlit keys with differentiated colors for the dialing keys. There is no lack of FM radio and the distress button to make emergency calls. A very simple terminal with a very affordable price: between 30 and 40 euros.

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