Senior or User Friendly Smartphone Worth P5000

**_Cathy_** · November 13th, 2017 12:43 PM

My Mom is using a Nokia phone for texting and calling. I forgot the model but it's like the 5110

For viber and camera she uses a Samsung tablet. It looks like both her Nokia and Samsung which we bought in 2012 won't last any longer.

So I'm thinking of buying my Mom a smartphone. It has to be big enough for ease of use. It will only be used for texting, calling, viber and taking pictures (no need for fancy camera since her Samsung is very basic). Yesterday my Uncle in his 80s was complaining about how he finds it hard to use a smartphone because of the swiping and opening of apps hahaha. So he uses a qwerty NOKIA.

I want to get my Mom a basic phone that will last at least 5 years.

All my tech purchases were based on Tsikot recommendations and I'm hoping for another good purchase

TIA

**EQAddict** · November 13th, 2017 12:45 PM

Samsung J2 is fine and i think within budget.

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**Walter** · November 13th, 2017 02:25 PM

Motorola Moto C ... 3,699 at Lazada and MemoXpress ...

Motorola Moto C (Black) | Lazada PH

**jaypee10** · November 13th, 2017 02:41 PM

vivo oppo samsung

**Dead Guy Sligh** · November 13th, 2017 03:01 PM

Bought my senior mom a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 not sure how much dyan.

Her requirements are:

needs to have a good camera for selfies

can play games like candy crush
Has FB and messenger

She's a happy camper

**ice15** · November 13th, 2017 04:49 PM

Passed our old S5 to my mom last year...
Just made sure it had a simple launcher/keyboard and only the apps she needed were installed...

I wouldn't recommend a specific phone... But just buy her something running Nougat.

**dct** · November 13th, 2017 04:56 PM

Naka note 2 ka di ba? Give it to her na lang then you go buy a new one

I gave my 2 senior aunts 7 inches phone. Gusto kasi nila tablet. Sabi ko yan na lang 7 inches. Phone na malaki. Tuwa naman sila dahil simple use lang din nila. It will be a slow phone for us na maraming pinaggagamitan ng smartphone

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**mokong22** · November 13th, 2017 07:01 PM

I bought my wife a xiaomi redmi at 4.8k sa lazada last august. Mas maganda cam nya sa vivo ko and mas user friendly o.s nya. Naka snap dragon chips na sya. Bang for the buck. Better than my vivo y5

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**_Cathy_** · February 26th, 2018 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by EQAddict

Samsung J2 is fine and i think within budget.

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How about the Samsung J3. It's on sale at Lazada for P4890

**mda** · February 26th, 2018 01:50 PM

+1 on giving your mom your old phone.

Note 2 will be great lalo they can zoom the text to a very large size.

Texting will also be better with a biggish keyboard, haptic feedback and the conversation style texting that the old phones don't have.