My colleagues knew about my tech hobby and most of the time, they come to me for advices about mobilephones, gadgets among other tech related problems in general but one question caught me off guard and its elderly related.
In the world of advance mobilephone technology, the apps and features that matters most where user interface, web connectivity, cloud storage, social interaction, camera, maps, browser, processor among others with less to no relevance at all to this age bracket of around 60 years or older. This market needs a mobilephone that would cater to their needs and wants but which phone is it?
Physical condition will definitely be the main concern, if I am to recommend a device; most of them would probably have physical or health problems like hearing difficulty, eyesight, slight memory loss among others. The best phone for the elderly must address this entire problem for them to fully utilize the technology.
Then comes, the users background, mobilephones had already been existing since 1950's, one way or another, majority of this respectable market group had use a mobilephone in their timeline and were probably familiar with it. They need to maintain such familiarity is vital in order for them to use the device to the fullest.
Usage, most of them would probably use one primary feature of the phone, majority of which will fall in line with either call or text. The best phone for the elderly has to be superb in both features. Durability, with the elderly being frisky reckless, they need a phone that is tough and cohesive, those phones that can withstand several drops or unintentional scrapes.
So given all these factors, what phone will emerge as the best phone for the elderly?
My first choice will be the Nokia 6303 Classic. For a phone with a simplistic design, elder people would definitely love it as it express formality and prime. It exudes matureness and respect much like what they represent in the society.
To address possible health problems like hearing impairment, the phone is remarkably loud and deep. I was quite surprise how loud the speaker of this phone was, very much like the Nokia 101 but more detailed with clearness and crispness. They would definitely hear all the warning tones that comes in and out of the device.
Eyesight, they might have difficulty in reading written marks or messages on the phone, with the Nokia 6303 with its 2.2 inches vibrant screen and the ability to magnify fonts, the phone will easily address this problem.
Slight memory loss, this problem could be address by familiarity to the User Interface and Operating System. With the phones Symbian S40 operating system who have been in existent for decades now, majority of our elders have used the system for quite some time and one way or another is very much familiar on how everything works. For non-Symbian users, the operating system is no less than the easiest in the market so there should be no problem learning this up hand.
Okay so call and SMS features, Symbian on Nokia 6303 has the easiest set up on the mobilephone world. Contacts can easily be configured; users can call anybody easily by shortcut mechanism and not to mention that the phone has a clear call receiver so they can clearly hear the conversation. SMS is also an easy task on the phone and like the call feature, the user can rely on the easy messaging mechanism that Symbian 40 implements,
Then last but not the least, the phones solid and compact structure with its steel cover to address unavoidable recklessness resulting to countless drops and scratches. Who would ever forget about the Nokia 6300 which implements the same body cover; it has been proven to have resisted the normal wear and tear of heavy usage.
My second choice would then be the Nokia 6700 Classic. It is more advance feature-wise than the 6303 but as I mentioned earlier, for what reason will this market use the rest of the feature?
Nov 22, 2011
What Phone Will Be Best For The Elderly?
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