Best Phones for Seniors 2022

The software capabilities of a “smart” phone will allow you to simply, quickly and finely customize the phone for the owner, increase the font, arrange applications in a convenient order, if necessary, enable voice typing, activate the electronic assistant. Enhanced communication and multimedia capabilities and programs that make life easier and improve the quality of life can also bring benefits – mobile banking, delivery of food, medicines and other goods, search and hiring of specialists (repair, cleaning, massage, etc.), nutrition control, programs for recording pressure, activity, obtaining documents and even an appointment with a doctor. ” Healthy Food Near Me” has selected the most convenient, intuitive and modern phones for the elderly.

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Editor’s Choice

1. Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro 8/256GB

The most important advantage of this smartphone is the display, the smoothness of the image display, the scrolling of text and the navigation menu, the screen refresh rate of 120 Hz.

Specifications:

The size of text and program icons can be adjusted. On a large screen, such changes are possible without a significant loss of usability and information content. A large amount of solid state drive and the ability to use an additional memory card will be especially useful where unstable cellular coverage is not available, and there is no dedicated wired Internet line.

Price: from 28 820 rubles

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2. Apple iPhone Xr 128GB

A large and bright screen, volume and clarity of sound will allow you to hear the sound signals from the phone even from a coat pocket on a hanger in the closet.

Specifications:

Adaptive settings of the display once again will not overstrain your eyesight. For comfortable reading, it is possible to adjust the size and boldness of fonts, which, coupled with a customizable scale, increases the convenience of navigating among programs. One of the best operating systems (the phone is updated to iOS 14), which ensures stable operation of programs and hardware.

Price: from 45 990 rubles

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3. Panasonic KX-TU456RU

Japanese shockproof clamshell with voice keys and battery life up to 25 days in standby mode. The high-contrast screen displays the minimum required information. The phone has a powerful customizable speaker that greatly facilitates telephone conversations for people with hearing loss.

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Price: from 3 869 rubles

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What other phones for the elderly should pay attention to

4. HONOR 30S

Nice big screen with good viewing angles and realistic color reproduction.

Specifications:

The intuitive interface of the operating system will allow you to flexibly configure the device to suit your needs and preferences. The lack of Google services is compensated by similar solutions from the manufacturer (Aptoide or built-in AppGallery, etc.).

Price: from 20 849 rubles

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5. HUAWEI P30 lite 4/128GB

An excellent solution for those who begin to get acquainted with the possibilities of the Internet through a modern and up-to-date smartphone.

Specifications:

Materials and hardware stuffing cause only positive emotions, and the screen size and image quality will bring aesthetic pleasure without straining your eyesight. A powerful speaker will be heard in an apartment or house from the farthest places. Good performance will not let you get bored. An additional plus is the ability to install a second SIM card or memory card.

Price: from 13 989 rubles

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6. Samsung Galaxy A21s 3/32GB

The smartphone runs on the current Android 10 operating system with convenient access to all necessary and not so applications.

Specifications:

It is comfortable to view any data on the large screen, good viewing angles, no flickering allow you to spend time with your phone with pleasure for a long time. An impressive power reserve, combined with a high-performance and energy-efficient processor, will ensure long and productive operation of the device.

Price: from 13 699 rubles

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7. TECNO Spark 6 Go 2/32GB

The hardware of this phone has the minimum necessary parameters for a comfortable existence in today’s digital world. The operation of the screen will not irritate the eyes, and additional settings will increase comfort in the dark, it is also possible to change the font size.

Specifications:

The launch and operation of programs (watching videos, searching and buying goods, messaging, web browsers) will not cause any complaints. The large capacity of the power source, combined with the settings of the operating system, will allow you to go without charging for about three days with moderate use.

Price: from 6 589 rubles

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8. Nokia 2720 Flip Dual sim

The Finnish clamshell running an updated mobile operating system for push-button cell phones supports popular applications: WhatsApp, YouTube, Facebook, Google Maps.

Specifications:

The case is designed in such a way that the developers managed to place a massive screen and a keyboard with large buttons, as a result, the phone is comfortable to use. There is a separate emergency call button on the case. The phone also has two slots for SIM cards.

Price: from 6 124 rubles

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9. Gigaset GL390

Specialized candy bar phone for older users. Has separate three quick call buttons and one emergency call button with the ability to bind up to five numbers. Large keys, bright screen adapted for low vision. The body of the phone is equipped with a flashlight, which functions from a separate button.

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Price: from 3 290 rubles

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10. Philips Xenium E207

A minimalist phone that can standby for more than a month.

Specifications:

Despite the compact size of the case, the characters on the keyboard and key information on the screen are easy to read. The ability to use two SIM cards will allow you to more accurately plan communication costs if the necessary subscribers live far from your home region. Your phone has a customizable emergency call button.

Price: from 2 125 rubles

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How to choose a phone for an elderly person

Choosing a phone for any user is a strictly individual process. ” Healthy Food Near Me” asked Head of Telecom Department in M.Video-Eldorado Group Vladimir Chaika share your experience with readers.

Feature phone selection

The expert believes that older people choose mainly button models. If the future owner of the phone does not have a craving for active consumption of information, the push-button option is quite suitable for him. They are superior to smartphones in terms of ergonomics and longevity. In addition, such devices most often do not need to be updated, or updates are required much less often (for example, KaiOS).

Push-button phones without an operating system are also popular as an accessible and understandable means of communication for visually impaired people. Among the main characteristics and functions in such devices:

• large embossed rubberized keys,
• large screen with bright backlight,
• loud speakers,
• high-capacity battery for a long time of use without recharging,
• large fonts on the screen,
• reliable assembly.

Of the additional options are also often implemented and can be useful:

• SOS button for automatic emergency calls or sending messages to a given number,
• camera,
• radio,
• led flashlight,
• support for MMS messages.

Smartphone choice

If a person wants to fully communicate on the network and, in principle, use the Internet, then we recommend that you stop your choice on smartphones, but it is necessary to take into account the presence or absence of the future user’s experience with them. If there is absolutely no experience in using the Internet and applications, then it is advisable to first consolidate at least three independent skills of interacting with a smartphone:

1. using a password to unlock;
2. knowledge of the account and password from it, which must be changed at least once a year;
3. the skill of updating the operating system and applications.

When the first skills have been formed, you can help the owner deal with the control and cleaning of memory, as well as security settings, and, if possible, establish protection against information threats.

Priority in choosing is better to give smart phones with liquid crystal displays. They do not flicker and do not tire the eyes in the entire brightness range.