artfone Big Button Mobile Phone for Elderly, CS181 Upgraded GSM Mobile Phone With SOS Button, Talking Number and Torch

I am so glad that I bought this phone for my Mum who is ninety but very spritely, but as time has gone on she is not able to see so well and I introduced her to a Mobile phone some 5 years ago, and after sitting and teaching her how to work it and how to send messages, she was very good with her phone, sadly, it lost its microphone facility so I had to buy another and I thought she was going to have a problem relearning another phone and once I stopped her to referring to her "other one" we soon had the confidence to try different things and after only a few days she is mastering the new phone very well. It is a nice size phone and the edging near the bottom is very good for grip. The keys are very good size and it is easy to raise and lower the volume and to turn it on and off, that took a bit more getting used to, but we mastered it in the end. Excellent value for money Phone. Very well made, has multiple SIM and can take any size of SIM. The only thing that was a bit of a nuisance was that? there was not a plug-in charger, which is essential for an elderly person as they do not usually have a USB port in their house. The phone is easy to hold and is very user friendly. I am very pleased with the purchase and would buy one again.

Excellent easy to use phone I purchased for my 93 year old mum. Perfect!

Was shopping for a mobile for my 85-year-old Mum, as she was going into hospital: with COVID there's no visiting, she's not good with tech to start with, and due to limited circulation she can't use touchscreen.If you're old enough to remember early Nokias, when having MP3 playback - and a radio! - were luxuries, you'll be pretty happy with this (no Snake game, though.)Solid build, big chunky buttons, and handy features like single button speed dialling. Surprisingly, it also comes with dual SIM capability - full size, micro or nano, but old school full size actually work best.There is one thing that's either a bug or a feature, depending on your point of view. On the back of the phone is a large, friendly button marked SOS. Push that and it will dial your listed SOS contacts in succession, which is good. It will also make a terrifying noise that's nearly as loud as a personal attack alarm. Again, depending on the situation, this *could* be good, but you might want to disarm it for some users as it's not immediately clear and simple how to stop it. (I think there may be a setting for that).Some other issues: instructions need a slightly better translation, and don't include full technical specs. In particular, it would be *really* useful to have the exact name for the cable listed, as they're small and easily lost, and you don't necessarily pay full attention during unboxing. (I think it's a Micro-B USB, but there's lots of "micro" cables these days so it's good to know for sure.) You will also need a USB socket or a plug with one, but most people who've had smartphones lying around have spares coming out of their ears by now.Otherwise, a solid choice for either an elderly user, or if you're after a discreet spare/burner phone for travel, espionage or other activities - with a great battery life worthy of its Nokia ancestors.

I found it an excellent phone, simple and easy to use. It does everything I require of a mobile phone

Don't go near anything by this company. The phone stopped working after a few months and the support email doesn't work, there's no address to contact that works. Amazon doesn't show any options for support from them either, looks to be a fly by night dodgy company. Don't bother with them.

I bought this phone for my 86yr old mum who is not technically savvy. I needed a large font display screen, large buttons, a loud ring and for the ear volume to be loud. I also needed simplicity. This phone ticks all the boxes. I have programmed in the most used numbers on the one key speed dial (I put a sticky label on the back of the phone with them listed to make it easier). She will never be at ease with technology but she is already more confident using this phone and pleased with the purchase. She can see the writing in the screen and the buttons are easy to press, she can hear it much easier than her old phone.The only slight negative was that the supplied charger did not work, it wasn't an issue for us as the charger from the old phone was the same and works fine.