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The Doro PhoneEasy has been especially designed for senior citizens. This demographically specific phone will be a boon and even those with weak eyesight will have no trouble with this phone.

Sum and Substance:

Thumbs Up:

This Doro cell has a nice keypad with big digits on it, making typing easier for the senior citizens. The phone has a flashlight, a big display and most important; a hot key for emergency calls. The PhoneEasy has excellent call quality too.

Thumbs Down:

The phone looks drab and boring. The screen is very low resolution, and the text appears boxy and pixilated. Other than that, we do feel that this mobile might be a boon for the oldies.

Inside The Trunk:

• Technology – GSM
• Band – GSM 900/1800/1900 — Triband
• Phone Design- Candy bar
• Caller ID- Yes
• Additional Features- Radio, Bluetooth, Flashlight and speakerphone.

The Whiz Kid Speaks:

The Doro PhoneEasy 345 is a nice thought into specific need of people. With the cell phones getting jam packed with tools and becoming more complicated by the day, it is nice to see a company come up with a simple phone that first time users and the senior people are happy with. It has some features that are pretty intelligent, for example, the emergency call button that can dial upto five pre-stored numbers. The menus are simple and easy to navigate. The phone, though, looks bland and unappealing. A better treatment to the styling would’ve been pleasing.

Razzle Dazzle:

A basic candy bar design has been used for this frills-free phone. Functions like the music player, camera or web are absent on this phone. Doro is a Swedish company that manufactures specialized for senior citizens. There are a few basic features like SMS, radio and Bluetooth. The phone also has a few applications like a couple of basic games and calculator. One of the best features of this phone is the price. Surprisingly, it only costs $45 without any contract. Consumer Cellular offers plans ranging from $10 (no minutes included) to a 2000 minute contract which would cost you $60.

Inside Dope:

The PhoneEasy 345 is a simple looking phone, with the most basic features and no frills. Doro has designed this phone with large buttons, a simple menu and uncluttered display to make life a little easier for the old folks. Even though this is a phone for a specific group of society, you can also purchase this phone if you want a cheap back up phone. The Jitterbug has a good hold on the market for senior citizen specific cellular services, but now Doro has stepped in with two cell phones that are as basic and user friendly. The Consumer Cellular rates also seem to be cheaper than the Jitterbug services.
Design-wise, the Doro is not going to turn heads, even on the senior citizen’s bridge table. The phone as smooth curved edges and is covered in soft plastic that feels good in your grip. The display is quite bright and you can adjust the backlight time. The menu font is large and easily readable. The keys are also covered with the same material as the phone and feel nice on the fingers. The buttons are soft, and you don’t have to exert much pressure to press a key.
The phone has basic features, but as a package, it has been designed well. You can access the 100 entry phonebook that further allows you to feed 3 entries into every contact. Located just above the battery cover and can hold upto 5 emergency contact numbers. There are some other features, most of them simple. They are the vibration mode, voice mails, speaker phone, speed dial, flashlight, a radio and caller ID. You can disable the messaging mode altogether if you feel it useless. There are a couple of simple games on the phone, they being Snake and Smash. Surprisingly, they are quite engaging! The menu language is changeable to fourteen languages. You can also change wall paper or select a ring tone from the 20 inbuilt ringtones.
The call quality was clear and the phone did not let us down in the speakerphone department too. The Battery is said to work for three hours talk-time or can be on standby mode for around eleven days.

Nitty Gritty:

A simple phone, that offers simple service to the senior citizens. Without complicating matters, and keeping the cell phone tangle free was a great thing for Doro to achieve. The reign of the Jitterbug has finally been challenged, so, go ahead and pick this phone for your loved ones and make sure you are in touch and always a phone call away!