Doro 6820 4G Unlocked Flip Mobile Phone for Seniors with Talking Number Keys, 2MP Camera, Assistance Button and Charging Cradle [UK and Irish Version]

I've had mobile phones for years, but never had a flip phone before - this is my first one. It makes a good first flip phone for someone. I'm very pleased with it. The ringtone and text message alert tones are loud - that is good if you are deaf - and can be altered in volume. The display is portrait way round and also large and that is good because having had other Doros with the display landscape way round it means I can often see the whole text in one go without having to use up and down arrows. The phone has Up, Down, Left and Right arrows which makes texting and navigating easier as a lot of Doro models only have Up and Down arrows on their phones and not Left and Right which can be confusing.When texting in Messages - 'Write' you can easily jump between the Number box and the Text message box with the Up and Down arrows, meaning you can type the text first if you want to and then jump back up quiet easily to the Number box at the top with just a few presses of the Up arrow. This smooth flow when texting is missing on the Doro Leva L10 but thankfully the Doro 6820 has it and makes texting much easier.The camera picture quality is o.k, but nothing special. I had a Doro 1370 which I had to give up because of the 4G changeover and it had a 3MP camera and the photo quality was good and surprisingly sharp. On this Doro it only has a 2MP camera. The zoom option is a let down and doesn't zoom in and out very far - in fact the zoom is rubbish. I was surprised by this as on the Doro 1370 the zoom feature was o.k, but on here you press it and think to yourself why bother! Also a zoom option to zoom in on photos after the photo has been taken would have been a good feature but this Doro doesn't have that.All the usual copy/move rename file options are present in the Doro 6820 but hidden in 'Edit'. It takes a microSDHC memory card.The sound quality with calls is excellent. It sounds very good on 4G.When closed the red light on the front lid flashes when the battery power is low, but it could flash a bit faster. You have to wait for it to flash again so it is easily miss-able. The green light flashes when there is a text to read. You can also set it to remind you if a text has been received but not read and it beeps again a few minutes later to remind you. This is something I've only experienced with Doro mobiles and the 'reminder' option for texts is an excellent feature.Having had flat phones in the past with keypad locks meant having to switch the keypad lock on and off everytime the phone was in my pocket and being used, but with the Doro flip phone the phone doesn't need a keypad lock and so when the phone is closed up and in my pocket no buttons are being pressed! With the flip phone I don't need to keep switching the keypad lock on and off all the time and this feels liberating for me. You may also find this liberating if you've never had a flip phone before.All in all a great little flip phone with calculator, FM radio, torch, calendar etc. I would recommend.

I bought this for my 81 year old Aunt and it’s great! easy to use, decent size buttons, volume is loud enough for her. The best thing about this phone is the emergency button on the back, rapidly press the emergency button 3 times and it sends a message to 3 of your chosen emergency contacts and rings them one after the other (this puts our mind at rest!) overall great product!

My mother finds smart technology more and more challenging. A simple phone that also has an alarm option in case of emergencies is a must these days - especially when families live far apart.The large buttons are hard to mistake and have a click that confirms a press. The ringer could be a bit louder, but it's still okay for the purpose. The alarm/auto alert button works fine but could be easy to press by accident.There is an integrated camera, but only to take low resolution pictures, and a torch facility. This is complimented by expandable memory using a mini sd card - useful for backing up contacts etc.The battery life is brilliant. We get used to a phone charge only lasting a day with smart phones. The charge with this phone lasts for days between charges. So much so that it you can take it for granted that it will be there when needed.A big plus is that if it gets damaged or broken, the cost of replacement is low enough to not hurt. The sound quality on calls seems to be set for clarity - possibly for those whose hearing is compromisedThis replaces a previous model that had a slightly different styling. It's not a slim aluminium wonder of technology - it's a phone made from plastic that does the job for a reasonable price.

GREAT LITTLE PHONE BOUGHT FOR MY SISTER IN AW WHO CANT MANAGED A SMART PHONE SHES VERY HAPPY

I wouldnt have given this any stars if possible which is the only reason it got one! Absolute rubbish. Never worked properly but now, only 2 months after purchased, unable to charge and stay charged for more than a couple of minutes. Contacted the seller and they are not interested and ignored my messages. Terrible product and seller.

small and easy to carry. Just the job for voice calls and texts. Good battery life.

thanks to one of your reviewers i was able to turn off the predictive txt by pressing the # button otherwise i would have returned it

Very happy with the phoneEasy to use