Doro PhoneEasy 410 user reviews (white)

1.0 stars

"Poor quality design for the elderly not impaired vision" on December 2, 2010 by lmhall91

Pros: The phone feature large buttons with large numbers on which are fairly easy to press and the sreen is quite large.

Cons: Not for disabled Small font size difficult to read for impaired vision also difficult phone to open not as easy as the razor phone previously owned . Not for young people severe lack of functions. Simplified phone, boring n not practical.

Summary: My brother was bought this for his birthday he suffers from cerebal palsy and impaired vision having seen a number of adverts explaining the phone was good for impaired vision. The phone does have large button but has not taken any consideration into the display screen the screen could be bigger or failing this at the very least the font size needs to be increased it is far too small impossible for my brother to read I can see this being a major problem for people with impaired vision clearly the size of the buttons is design for people to see clearly the phone could be improved with the font being of the same size on the phone. Another downside to the phone is its lack of functions perhaps the phone has specifically been designed for people with impaired vision but it is a generalisation of older people who only need the basics out of a phone. The designer has forgot to incorporate that children, teenagers and adults are also able to have impaired vision and for this reason I believe the phone has gone in the wrong direction somewhere, the phone should have multi functionalities like a camera for enjoyment purposes. The phone could also be more practical for my brother in my specific case if the phone could be opened easier. I think it is a shame that this has not been incorporated into the design I think that the prospect of having a phone with larger text is an excellent idea unfortunately this phone does not fill its purpose to a wide audience as the adverts would suggest. It is this reason I am leaving this comment to explain my personal experience and offer my opinion. I hope that developments will progress to a more practical phone being created and my suggestions may offer possible suggestions in future phone design.