emporiaSMART.5, Senior mobile phone 4G VoLTE, No-contract senior smartphone, Mobile phone with emergency call button, 5.5-inch display, Android 10, 13 MP camera, Black

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When talking to both my father and uncle who are in their 70’s I asked what they thought was an important factor when considering a mobile phone and one of the factors they mentioned was battery life well I guess you can’t blame them they both enjoyed the days of the Nokia 5110 with a battery life of a whole decade. The phone is IP54 rated which means it’s dust and splash-proof which is great for offering a bit of protection to the device. Speaking of adding protection, with the Emporia SMART.5 comes with a smart cover that works for these looking to bridge the link between the feature phone and smartphone. Two features we especially liked for being easy to access and useful to the target market were the Magnifier and torch. The legacy of simple mobile phones has long been dominated by the big players, Doro and Nokia. But Emporia is taking aim at the UK market, with 4G simple phones that focus on being easy to use. Zooming can be undertaken by pinching the screen as smartphone users normally would, but there are also +/- signs on the right side of the screen to help zoom in and out.

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Emporia has come on strong with a number of models available in the UK but the four main products are the Emporia ACTIVE, ACTIVEglam, TOUCHsmart and SMART.3mini. We go spec-for-spec on this range of phones below.

When it’s time to charge you will hear a beep and the battery icon will appear red and the LED flashes. Simply plug into the charging cradle which also allows you to keep the phone in the cradle when at home as it acts as a holder as well as a charger.iPhones are slightly better, offering a consistently solid experience across the board, but even the cheapest new phone from Apple’s stable costs much more than an entry-level iPhone. And if you opt for an older device, you’ll have to contend with a shorter life span in terms of software and hardware support. Not only is it an easy-to-use device, with simplified menus and large icons, the ingenious smart cover with its four responsive windows allows for far more functionality than smartphones have offered before.