Those figures aren’t amazing, but the good news is that since this is a phone you’ll mostly only be using for calls and texts (rather than all the apps and media people consume on smartphones) it should still be able to go a long time between charges. In the folded position, the Doro 6520 is small (it’s just over 10cm long) and light (it’s only 108g). The Doro 6520 has an 800mAh battery, good for up to 8 hours of talk time or 380 hours of standby time.

The Doro 6520 is a simple phone, aimed at people who don’t need all the bells and whistles of a smartphone, and instead just want something basic to call and text on. 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. Connectivity options include Bluetooth and 3G – there’s no 4G here, so web browsing will be slightly sluggish. Verdict There is also a full numerical keypad and a number of shortcut keys to create messages or activate the camera.

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This display is not a touchscreen but it’s still easy to navigate the device’s menu through the physical directional keys on the phone. The Doro 6520 has a 2.8-inch 240 x 320 screen, so it’s very small by smartphone standards and not very sharp. But by dumb and feature phone standards it’s actually reasonably large, and certainly big enough to comfortably read messages and view photos. The Doro 6520 has a clamshell design, so you flip it open to see the screen and use the keypad. That makes it compact but chunky, at 103.9 x 55.1 x 19.2mm, and it’s light at just 103g. It’s seemingly with that in mind that the Doro 6520 has been made. This phone isn’t smart. It’s an old-school flip-phone with a keypad and a small screen.

And all of the space will be available at all times, as it’s not a touchscreen, so you won’t find half the display obscured by a keyboard or your own fingers. Design There’s no front-facing camera here, but that’s not a feature we expect to see on basic handsets like this. Features As such that amount of power is adequate. It’s not the snappiest phone in the world but nor does it feel sluggish. Camera

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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.

The device is also HAC (hearing aid compatible) so calls and notifications will come straight through to your hearing aid. 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. ScreenNot everybody wants a smartphone. In fact, there is a healthy number of customers who just want a device that is simple and easy-to-use. And that’s exactly what you get with the Doro 6520. 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. 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.