Doro 2880 4G unlocked basic mobile phone for seniors
Doro 2880 4G unlocked basic mobile phone for seniors with external screen, loud and clear sound, large buttons, assistance button, camera and USB C charging with cradle (Red). [UK and Irish version]
This was an upgrade for my elderly mother who has dexterity issues. She previously had the model below this but wanted to know who was calling. The good bits – easy to use and you can have the keyboard speak out the numbers pressed so you know what you’re putting into the phone, and the outside screen shows time and date changing to calker when it rings, then shuts down completely after a short while. There are a few niggles though. There is no provision for favourite numbers at the start as the old one had, the keys are more spongy and don’t have a positive feel ( good that it tells you). The predictive text doesn’t cover all text so you often get caught out. Currently I’m am experiencing the other caller hearing intermittent crackling when speaking to someone else. It was so bad in one call I wasn’t able to upgrade her call plan as they thought someone else was on the line. So I’m am currently listening out what and when issues occur before reporting a faulty handset. Would I buy again, I’m not sure, because mum finds it considerably heavier than her old one, if you want a screen on the outside it is a tradeoff between type and weight. That’s up to you.
Update, after nearly a month calls are impossible, both the speech and voice is hard to hear due to excessive crackling. Originally it was once or twice now it’s nearly every call and cannot be relied on. Thanks to Amazon it was still just in its return period which I have done. End user does not want another.
My Dad (86) loves this phone. This was an upgrade from his 2g version. The basic layout is consistent with the old version, which made it easy for him to learn how to work it. You can increase the font size so it’s easy to see, even with poor eyesight and the addition of the window on the outside majes it easy to see who’s calling before you open the phone.
The phone is as expected. Not the cheapest on the market. We bought this 4G model to replace a 2G model.
It is easy to use & you can’t accidentally set off the keys. It is ideal for trouser & overall pockets. The caller display is an improvement on the previous model which didn’t have it. The display menu & buttons are easy to use.
The camera & photos are poor by today’s standards. It does not have the internet which would have been handy for transferring the contact details. However these considerations weren’t important as we only bought the Dora to use as a basic phone. It certainly does what we require of it.
i thought you open the phone when it rings and you answer the call that not have to push a button to answer it as mum can’t see very well her last doro you opened the phone to answer call x
Great shape & size. Comfortable in the hand. Easy to use for my father due to size of buttons and good volume. This was a replacement for his older model DORO so it was good that it was as easy for him to understand the functions immediately and not have to learn a new phone
‘Contacts’ entering is fine. But using the contacts to make a call or send a text is a nightmare. Really awkward and confusing. I’m a 56yo software engineer who lived through the era of the simple Nokia phones. How you can turn that simplicity into this and call it progress is beyond me. The only redeeming feature is speed-dial. Don’t try loking up a contact and just dialing/texting them.
The ‘Emergency Callout’ has a fatal flaw which is never explained to you before buying – its behaviour to an answer phone response. It just stops dialing – assuming the call has gone through. Not reassuring at all. This phone was to be for my 84yo mother-in-law but i am not sure its good enough.
To avoid accidental changing of numbers I thought I’d make use of the ‘menu list block’ feature to disable Contacts expecting it would still be accessable when you make a call (initiated by pressing a number, which then you must delete, and selecting the contacts list from there). Nope. Disappears. Crazy. So you must unblock contacts menu option to set or use the contacts. Poor.
Texting is really difficult. In the old days of texting, you’d select letters by quick-pressing digit buttons until you get the letter you want. Not on this phone. Each digit press offers a drop-down that then you must use up/down arrow to select. A nightmare. Its silly because when you enter Contact and Emergency details it does work that way. But not when texting!
COME ON Doro! You nearly have a nice phone here. But sort your software out.
Hoping for a better ecperience after the next software update.
Review submitted 10th Dec 2023.