Here at Moblee, we’ve come to realise that not everyone wants a mobile with all the bells and whistles, in fact some people just want a phone that is really simple to use and that really just makes calls and sends texts. That’s why we setup a page dedicated to simple mobile phones and that’s also why we decided to create this guide to help you choose.
What to look for
- Sturdiness
- Battery life
- Design
- Features
- Price
Sturdiness
Really if you are looking for a phone without the fuss then you want to find a phone that will stand up to getting knocked about a bit. The fact is that the more ‘moving parts’ something has, the more chance it has of going wrong if the slightest microchip should get knocked out of place.
Battery Life
The more a phone does, the worse the battery life tends to be. This isn’t a hard and fast rule but it certainly rings true when you look at the high-spec phones like the iPhone which has a notoriously short battery life. Anyway, if you are looking for an easy to use phone then you really want to find a phone with a minimum of 10-14 days standby time, that’s not to say you will get that specific length of time but it is certainly a good indicator of the battery life you can expect.
Design
Phones tend to come in 3 forms; candybar, clam-shell and slider. The one you choose is obviously down to you and your personal preference but here’s an explanation of the various forms.
Candybar is the most common whereby the keyboard and screen are always on display and the phone is, well, candybar chocolate bar shaped. This has the advantage of being a little more sturdy than the other designs because the hinges can’t break but you do run the risk of the phone operating itself whilst it is in your bag or pocket.
Clam-shell is as you would expect a shell like design which means that the screen and keyboard fold in on themselves to form a pebble or shell like device when the handset is not in use. This has the advantage of protecting the screen from scratches and ensures the phone won’t ‘develop a mind of it’s own’ when it’s in your bag. But remember that sometimes the hinges, on which the phone relies to understand when it is open or closed, can sometimes fail rendering the whole phone useless.
Slider phones are almost a happy medium because they protect the keypad from dialling unwanted numbers when in a pocket but again they also have the same issues of the sliding mechanism failing making the phone useless.
Features
If you are looking for a simple phone then it stands to reason that you should be looking for as fewer features as possible or at least as non-complicated as a phone can get. Talk, text, alarm clock, calculator and maybe a camera are probably the staple requirements anything more and you could risk hindering how easy you find the phone to use. Here at Moblee, we aren’t saying you should be afraid of trying new things but if you simply want a basic phone then why confuse the situation with an assortment of unwanted features?!
Price
This is a big factor and the reason that some people opt for an easy-to-use mobile because not only are they simple to operate but they are also really cheap. You shouldn’t expect to pay much over £40 for an easy-to-use phone because when you think about it, less has gone into the phone (in terms of technology and actual hardware) so it stands to reason that it is cheaper.
Think carefully about the features you actually want and need and then choose an appropriate phone. Why pay more for something you’re not going to need?
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