Doro 8100 Watch Bundle - Unlocked 4G Smartphone Seniors - Triple Camera - Water-resistant - 6.1" Display - Assistance Button with GPS - Smart Watch Seniors - Fitness Watch - Activity Tracker

Affordable option smart phone for seniorsBattery needs recharging more regularly than expected

Doro phones are designed for older people and they are very easy to use. Despite the Amazon description, there was a charging cradle with mine as well as the charging plug and lead. The only drawbacks are that the battery life does not seem to be very long and it takes ages to charge. It's significantly cheaper from Amazon than buying direct. I do not need all of the safeguarding features (yet!) and have not used the face recognition. It was easy to transfer contacts etc via Bluetooth and to install new apps.

This is my first smart phone (I'm in my mid-sixties) and, at first, I found the swiping/tapping and using such a small keyboard totally exasperating! I found myself talking to people I hadn't spoken to in years when setting up my contacts by accidentally tapping the wrong button - very embarrassing! I don't like using manuals/help assistants and would rather work things out myself where possible so that it "sinks in" and this is what I've done to date. I have a lot more to learn, but can now do all the basic stuff and am enjoying my new purchase - I'm even getting more used to the keyboard now that I've discovered how to switch off the awful/confusing predictive text. I do find the swiping/tapping can be a little slow and unresponsive at times (meaning multiple tries) but, apparently the processor isn't the best and I'm OK with that, though it can be frustrating at times. All in all, I'm so glad I've made the leap to a smart 'phone and chosen Doro and look forward to exploring the many features I've not yet come across. Pretty good value - until you start adding on the cost of a screen protector/protective case, etc. which can add considerably to the cost ...

This is a very good phone to buy outright at a sensible price ( I was offered the same phone by EE on contract to purchase and this worked out at over £500 + ) it has many good features for young or old. Thinking of purchasing another .

A decent phone for the price. At least they are trying to make something simpler for the more technically challenged. My 86 year old Mother is no better with this than her standard Android phone, though, in other words she can't cope.Some of the menus are more straight forward than standard Android and some "buttons" in the GUI are named with their function. But you can't customise the phone enough. I just want Mum to have phone calls and Whatsapp only. You can't simplify it that much. You can't rename icons e.g. rename "WhatsApp" to "Video Calls". Maybe this is an Android limitation. A shame as you can rename icons on a PC.The phone has worse 4G reception than the cheap Huawei it replaced. Wireless has disconnected for no obvious reason. These are key deficiencies as the user cannot cope with any difficulty. It just needs to work.Mum needs a phone someone else can set up for her to do only what she needs and to make it as simple and foolproof as possible. This phone isn't it, unfortunately. Plus you can't get the cradle for it.

DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE - PARTICULARLY FOR ELDERLY OR VULNERABLE PERSONS.Bought this for an elderly relative particularly because it has the 'alert' function, so if the owner has a fall or gets lost, they can press a button and be directed through to their pre-arranged contact. However, the button (which needs to be pressed three times in a succession) is too sensitive and has gone off several times by accident causing a blaring loud alarm at both the owner end and on the phone of the agreed contact. It has gone off when just being picked up for use and also when being carried in a case. Relative got so upset by setting alarm off accidentally so many times that we have had to disable the function - negating the point of getting the phone in the first place.As a couple of other reviews have stated, the connection on the SIM card and SD card is terrible. I've bought three different SD cards for the phone now and none of them are 'recognised'. The SIM card itself slips frequently and loses signal leaving my relative unable to make or receive phone calls or texts... until I travel back there (40 miles) and reinsert the MICRO SIM into the TINY, FLIMSY tray with no idea how long it will stay connected.The battery drains in less than a day and charging is slow. The phone and charger also get VERY hot when charging so be careful. Audio notifications on various apps and messages are erratic.Basically, the whole reason I bought this phone was because it was recommended for elderly people / people with arthritic hands,and it had the safety alert. The phone has actually proven to be more dangerous than a dirt-cheap phone because my relative has been left so many times with no signal and been unable to contact anyone, has no working SIM card, and gets scared half to death whenever the blaring safety alert goes off randomly.Really annoyed because having forked out £200+ for the phone, SIM cards and case, DORO wouldn't deal with me and fobbed me off back to Amazon...and Amazon wouldn't refund until they had received the returned phone. I explained that unless they would refund me so I could BUY A NEW PHONE I'd have to take the phone from my relative, wipe the data, send it back and this would leave my elderly and vulnerable relative without any lifeline at all for the duration of the entire return and reorder period. However, they didn't care and said I had to return it and then buy a new one when they approved the return. They obviously assume I just have another few hundred quid ready and waiting to buy someone a new phone. Thanks, Amazon - I mean you're only the richest company in the world.

Great mobile for intended customer, just wish the 2 gig of RAM was increased, thats not much for modern apps

So simple no small keys