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Aspera AS6

Aspera AS6

Aspera Rugged R40 4G

Aspera Rugged R40 4G

Big Purple Phone Family and Friends with Tabletop Fast Charger

Big Purple Phone Family and Friends with Tabletop Fast Charger

Doro 6880

Doro 6880

Doro 8100

Doro 8100

Guardian Swissvoice C50s

Guardian Swissvoice C50s

Olitech EasyFlip 2

Olitech EasyFlip 2

Olitech EasyMate 2

Olitech EasyMate 2

Opel BigButton M

Opel BigButton M

Opel Flipphone 6

Opel Flipphone 6

Opel TouchFlip

Opel TouchFlip

Simply Big B1000 V2 Seniors Mobile

Simply Big B1000 V2 Seniors Mobile

Cost

Price
$149
$149
$630
$149
$399
$449
$199
$179
$129
$99
$169
$249

Type

Mobile type
Smartphone
Rugged
Smartphone
Flip
Smartphone
Smartphone
Flip
Bar
Bar
Flip
Flip
Bar

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
66%
63%
69%
65%
66%
67%
69%
65%
65%
66%
67%
66%
Vision score
75%
68%
65%
73%
70%
63%
73%
73%
70%
68%
70%
65%
Dexterity score
66%
59%
67%
71%
69%
61%
72%
64%
65%
68%
68%
72%
Sound receiving score
50%
65%
75%
55%
63%
68%
57%
55%
52%
55%
50%
52%
Sound sending score
67%
50%
65%
57%
63%
73%
70%
65%
70%
70%
70%
70%
SMS score
80%
80%
75%
75%
85%
75%
70%
65%
65%
70%
85%
75%
Manual and support score
49%
56%
74%
44%
20%
71%
76%
76%
80%
76%
76%
61%
SIM installation score
30%
30%
100%
40%
40%
60%
40%
30%
40%
30%
30%
40%
Maximum ringer volume (dB)
59
65
71
75
78
83
88
82
81
81
76
82
Maximum speakerphone volume (dB)
58
56
88
75
72
66
56
56
56
57
67
63

Comments

Good points
  • Very configurable feedback options.
  • Google Assistant.
  • 4G network compatible.
  • Able to scan QR codes.
  • Google assistant.
  • 4G network compatible.
  • Able to scan QR codes.
  • Attachment point for a lanyard.
  • Configurable emergency button.
  • Large onscreen buttons.
  • Earpiece and speakerphone volumes can be set to a loud level.
  • Good sound quality.
  • 128GB internal storage.
  • Can convert voice to text for SMS messaging.
  • Configurable emergency button.
  • Earpiece volume can be set to a loud level.
  • Attachment point for a lanyard.
  • Hearing aid support.
  • Charging cradle.
  • Configurable emergency button.
  • Can convert voice to text for SMS messaging.
  • Hearing aid support.
  • Configurable emergency button.
  • Large onscreen buttons.
  • Earpiece volume can be set to a loud level.
  • Digits are spoken as they are dialled.
  • Ringer can be set to a loud level.
  • Dual SIM.
  • Hearing aid support.
  • Charging cradle is a handsfree base station.
  • Can convert voice to text for SMS messaging.
  • Lanyard supplied.
  • Configurable emergency button.
  • Charging cradle.
  • Hearing aid support.
  • Ringer can be set to a loud level.
  • Digits are spoken as they are dialled.
  • Lanyard supplied.
  • Configurable emergency button.
  • Charging cradle.
  • Hearing aid support.
  • Ringer can be set to a loud level.
  • Digits are spoken as they are dialled.
  • Attachment point for a lanyard.
  • Configurable emergency button.
  • Charging cradle.
  • Hearing aid support.
  • Ringer can be set to a loud level.
  • Attachment point for a lanyard.
  • Configurable emergency button.
  • Charging cradle.
  • Hearing aid support.
  • Ringer can be set to a loud level.
  • Relatively small and light.
  • Attachment point for a lanyard.
  • Configurable emergency button.
  • Charging cradle.
  • Hearing aid support.
  • Digits can be spoken as they are dialled.
  • Configurable emergency button.
  • Earpiece volume can be set to a loud level.
  • Attachment point for a lanyard.
  • Digits are spoken as they are dialled.
  • Ringer can be set to a loud level.
  • Hearing aid support.
  • Mostly large buttons.
  • Charging cradle.
Bad points
  • Touchscreen smartphone may be difficult to use for someone with unsteady hands.
  • SIM card holder is fiddly to use.
  • Relatively low maximum ringer volume.
  • SIM card holder is fiddly to use.
  • Small, closely-spaced buttons.
  • No haptic feedback.
  • Volume buttons are on face of handset only.
  • Back cover is difficult to remove.
  • Touchscreen smartphone may be difficult to use for someone with unsteady hands, although icons can be enlarged and voice dictation activated to help.
  • No predictive text entry.
  • Relatively large and heavy.
  • Reception level icons are very small.
  • SIM is fiddly to install.
  • Only support number given is in the UK.
  • Cannot operate on bands 5 (850 MHz) or 40 (2300 MHz), nor will it operate on the Telstra network.
  • Battery and reception level icons are small.
  • SIM is fiddly to install.
  • Only support number given is in the UK.
  • Cannot operate on band 5 (850 MHz).
  • Relatively large and heavy.
  • Touchscreen smartphone may be difficult to use for someone with unsteady hands.
  • No predictive text entry.
  • Relatively large and heavy.
  • Cannot operate on band 40 (2300 MHz).
  • No reception level icon.
  • SIM card holder is fiddly to use.
  • No predictive text entry.
  • SIM card holder is fiddly to use.
  • No haptic feedback.
  • Back cover is difficult to remove.
  • No predictive text entry.
  • SIM card holder is fiddly to use.
  • Battery and Reception level icons are small.
  • No predictive text entry.
  • SIM card holder is fiddly to use.
  • Battery and Reception level icons are small.
  • Back cover is difficult to remove.
  • No predictive text entry.
  • SIM card holder is fiddly to use.
  • No haptic feedback.
  • Back cover is difficult to remove.
  • Battery and Reception level icons are small.
  • SIM is fiddly to install.
  • Battery and reception level icons are small.

Features

Emergency button
Charging cradle
Torch
MMS support
WhatsApp installed
Menu font adjustable
Video capture
Micro SD
FM radio
Removable battery

Specifications

4G support
Screen size (in)
6
2.4
6.8
2.8
6
4.9
2.8
2.2
2.2
2.4
2.8
2
Standard headphone socket (3.5mm)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Hearing aid support
USB type
Micro
Micro
C
Micro
C
Micro
Micro
Micro
C
Micro
Micro
Micro
Predictive text
Maximum speed dial storage
0
8
9
8
8
3
8
8
3
10
8
8
Time in use – claimed (hours)
Not stated
40
Not stated
7
Not stated
8
4
4
Not stated
Not stated
Not stated
Not stated
Standby time – claimed (days)
Not stated
15
Not stated
Not stated
Not stated
Not stated
2
2
Not stated
Not stated
Not stated
10
Battery capacity (mAh)
2950
2500
5000
1000
3000
3200
1000
1000
1000
1350
1400
1700
Camera resolution (MP)
8
2
48
Not stated
13
8
2
2
2
0.3
2
Not stated
Bluetooth
Total storage possible (GB)
2
0.51
128
Not stated
2
8
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.51
Not stated
Country of origin
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
SIM type
Nano
Micro
Nano
Micro
Nano
Standard
Nano
Nano
Nano
Nano
Nano
Nano
Dimensions HxWxD (mm)
160 x 79 x 11
137 x 62 x 18
176 x 84 x 11
107 x 56 x 21
156 x 73 x 10
144 x 75 x 12
108 x 57 x 21
130 x 59 x 15
130 x 59 x 15
101 x 51 x 21
108 x 57 x 21
123 x 57 x 16
Weight (g)
196
162
250
124
167
160
123
112
111
99
130
114
SAR (W/kg)
1.71
Not stated
1.15
1.2
2.84
0.37
Not stated
Not stated
1.78
0.96
1.76
Not stated
Website
asperamobile.com
asperamobile.com
bigpurplephone.com.au
doroaustralia.com.au
doroaustralia.com.au
guardiansp.com.au
olitech.com.au
olitech.com.au
opelmobile.com.au
opelmobile.com.au
opelmobile.com.au
simplybig.com.au

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