Everyday tasks like making and receiving a phone call, using the camera on your phone, or catching up on social media can all be made much harder on a smartphone that’s been designed by and for a younger generation. You could start by using your iPhone’s camera as a high-tech magnifying glass - and don’t forget, that if the item you want to see isn’t very accessible, you could do what I do and photograph it. All you need to do then is expand the image on the screen to get a close-up view of it. This is a great tip for those times when you’re carrying out a spot of DIY in the home or on your car and can’t see the screw, fastening or widget you need to remove, replace, or adjust.

As Chris Millington, MD of Doro UK, said: "Needs, opinions and tastes in mobile phones differ among older people as much as in younger target groups. It's great that we can now provide alternatives even for senior citizens who need functions like text messaging or listening to the radio, but still want an easy-to-use mobile phone." While some manufacturers have attempted to keep old products alive by looking for niche markets, Doro are committed to helping people use their technology to stay independent and have targeted the over 65s. While many of us have ditched the landline in favour of a mobile phone alone, some insist on keeping their house phone as well. The phone is built for adventure with IP65 compliance, a reflective screen with Gorilla glass, a dedicated location sharing button (texting your location as a GPS text to an interested follower), and an SOS button. Pre-installed languages: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Czech

Interestingly, it also has space on it to insert up to three photographs next to its speed-dial keys. This is a clever little touch that makes it even easier to see who you are calling without having to peer at a name or remember who is who on the speed dial keys.

Doro's range of 'Easy Phones' come with colour screens and are designed for ease of use, specifically for elderly users. Large buttons and a high contrast display will help the visually impaired. The fonts are certainly far larger – and with better contrast - than on a conventional mobile. So, it’s not a smartphone in the iPhone sense, but it’s definitely got a bit of chic about it, thanks to the styling being burned indelibly into the cultural imprint made by the first Matrix movie in 1999. The significance, never completely diminished, is on the rise again because the fourth movie, Matrix: Resurrections, is finally in the cinemas. Anyway, the phone. Like the 2720 flip, this is a perfectly serviceable modern 4G phone, with a distinctly ordinary camera, squashed into a form factor and branding that matters to many.One kind of phone which ought to appear in this list is one of the best satellite phones. Because of the limited bandwidth, this technology hasn’t embraced data transfer with the same enthusiasm as cellular. If you feel you’ve seen the name ‘Nokia’ too many times in this list, just imagine going into a phone shop in the late 90s when the brand truly dominated. The 3310 is perhaps the most iconic of that spate of market leaders, and it has now been revived twice, in 2017 and 2019. It can even recognise and describe images to you, or read text out loud and, almost unbelievably, it can even interpret the expressions on people’s faces in photos. It’s as intuitive and brilliantly simply as we’ve come to expect from Apple and could transform your life if you’ve ever struggled to read your iPhone’s screen. A brand you might better associate with heavy machinery, the CAT even rumbles like a diesel engine at start up. It’s not actually the company’s only foray into phones, but the B35 is the more feature-rich, in that it includes KaiOS and the collection of Google-owned apps which you’d expect to accompany that (Maps, YouTube, Google Assistant).

The spelling of the ARTFONE C1 GSM might make you cringe but it’s a solid, straightforward mobile phone with huge buttons that are easy to read and press, alongside a very effective loudspeaker function for those who’re getting a bit hard of hearing. Nokia may just be a brand name nowadays, but it is still one associated with quality. So if you’re just looking for a simple handset that can take calls, read (but not compose too many) texts, and even browse YouTube and Facebook, then this elegant and relatively up-to-date flip phone is a good choice. (That’s watch YouTube – the camera only takes stills). The descendants of the iPhone are good at multitasking, handling simple computing tasks and providing us media on the move (social and traditional). In exchange for that, they’re expensive, have a short battery and shelf life, and are relatively delicate. They’re also potentially problematic if you’re paying your employee’s bills.Add in hard-to-read displays and fiddly keypads, and many elderly people avoid mobiles altogether – missing out on a vital lifeline. Yes it does look a bit basic but not sold a a prestige product so good value for what it is. Shame only it does not connect to my cars hands free set-up, otherwise a fine budget bit of kit that does everything essential. If avoiding distraction is your priority, though, it’s worth bearing in mind that the color screen is good enough for some of Nokia’s famously playable games to work. So if you're a keen mobile gamer, you’ll still need to exercise some self control. This newer model survives the post 2G era, so is more widely compatible. Atop T9 texting, rudimentary browsing and phone calls, you also get Nokia’s special treat: Snake. This time with a bit of color, but unmolested gameplay.