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Help choosing phone for elderly lady

freccles
freccles Posts: 73 Forumite
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edited Today at 5:29PM in Mobiles
Help needed please. Recommendations for an android smart phone for an elderly lady with very limited mobility. Currently in hospital so contract not needed as she can connect via wifi and keep in touch via Whatsapp which she knows how to do. Needs to be able to facetime or whatever you call it these days!

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  • Emmia
    Emmia Posts: 6,558 Forumite
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    edited Today at 4:33PM
    freccles said:
    Help needed please. Recommendations for an android smart phone for an elderly lady with very limited mobility. Currently in hospital so contract not needed as she can connect via wifi and keep in touch via Whatsapp which she knows how to do. Needs to be able to facetime or whatever you call it these days!
    What's your budget? No contract indicates purchasing a SIM free handset.
  • Vitor
    Vitor Posts: 1,100 Forumite
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    edited Today at 4:41PM
    FaceTime is an Apple service so if that's non-negotiable you'll need an iPhone, not Android. 
  • flaneurs_lobster
    flaneurs_lobster Posts: 8,159 Forumite
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    Was going to say get a tablet if you don't need the phone capability (bigger than a phone) but that's more complicated if you want to use WhatsApp since that needs a mobile connection (at least to set it up).

    Could your elderly lady use another video messaging service like Google Meet or Zoom?
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