It’s not going to win any design awards, but the Doro 6520 is simple and holds its own among other feature phones. The extra features and well-spaced keys also make it a strong choice for the elderly and those with sight or hearing impairments, and of course as a basic phone it’s also a good choice for anyone inexperienced with tech.

This isn’t a phone that you’ll be playing videos on, so the limited size and resolution really isn’t much of a problem.It’s chunky and the camera could be better (since even those without smartphone needs would probably like to take the occasional picture) but otherwise the Doro 6520 is a solid, simple handset and worth the money. The buttons are big and evenly spaced apart with numerals and symbols big enough to read without wearing your glasses. But there’s more here than meets the eye and, crucially, it’s easy to use. Is that enough for it to carve out a niche in 2017? Read on to find out. Screen

There is also a full numerical keypad and a number of shortcut keys to create messages or activate the camera.There’s no front-facing camera here, but that’s not a feature we expect to see on basic handsets like this. Features The Doro 6520 is a clamshell, or flip phone as we used to call them, with a 2.8-inch display that’s easy to read.