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UMIDIGI A3 Cell Phone

gblackma — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:46:07 GMT

Is this an easy to use phone for a senior going from a flip to a smartphone? Appreciate the help. And thanks for looking.

Re: UMIDIGI A3 Cell Phone

ChuckYeah — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 19:45:09 GMT

@gblackma The differences between usibility of Android phones are minimal. I know the A5 Pro has a 6.3 " screen which would be nice for a senior, but I'm not sure of the A3's size. I'll look it up tho.

Edit: It's 5.5", probably close enough. FYI, these phones may come on sale at Amazon again if you have time to wait.

Re: UMIDIGI A3 Cell Phone

Luddite — Sun, 29 Dec 2019 19:45:34 GMT

@gblackma wrote:
Is this an easy to use phone for a senior going from a flip to a smartphone? Appreciate the help. And thanks for looking.

No. Let him try one of your old phones; he may hate the lack of a keyboard.

Re: UMIDIGI A3 Cell Phone

totalUser — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 21:58:59 GMT

I would totally agree with @Luddite try an old one that's working and not too small, you can also enlarge text. You don't want to spend too much just to have then drop it in a sink to get rid of it. Anything with 5 inch and above should work. And if it's not big enough you can take a look at some 3rd party dialers too I'm sure they have done simple with oversized buttons.

Re: UMIDIGI A3 Cell Phone

darlicious — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 22:15:15 GMT

@gblackma Yes I agree with @Luddite as well. A5 is better than the A3 and the screen on the A5 is quite large. The bf enlarges the type/font for his eyesight issues. That should address any visual acuity issues for a senior and it's pretty easy to navigate as well. It will go on sale at Amazon.ca again at $135 cdn eventually. I'm looking for a friend so I'll send you a pm when it does. Avoid other sites that offer it....they don't have the easy hassle free return policy that Amazon.ca offers.

Re: UMIDIGI A3 Cell Phone

totalUser — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 22:55:21 GMT

Check this out www.maketecheasier.com/best-android-launchers-for-senior-visually-impaired-users/

You can make their life a bit easier

I still vote old phone until they are comfy

Re: UMIDIGI A3 Cell Phone

gblackma — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 12:56:45 GMT

Thanks for all the help. Appreciate it. FYI I tried the old phone route with a Samsung Core lte sm-386w. Was told that she didn't want a hand me down. Lol. So I got her the A3.