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Doro 8050 reviewed

This phone has a lot of good UX features. The buttons can be sized up, which helps for those of us with less than perfect eyesight. It has a good feel to it, is not too big, which has become a bit of a feature creep for some phones these days. It was easy to boot up and use. Here it was easy to use by all of us working adults, and also by the younger generation too, who all got it very quickly and were comfortable using it.

The only funny, strange, anomaly, was that when we mentioned it to the in-laws, closer to 80 than 70, and we high lighted the elderly alert feature, this evoked a more negative reaction than you might have expected. We explained what it did, and the older person in question then recoiled in a negative way, and declared, ‘oh, well, I’m not that old, I don’t think I quite need that sort of option on my phone’. This can be the interesting and counter intuitive responses that you see to some features, which, back in the laboratory, seemed like an excellent feature. Whereas out in the wild / real world, it became a negative feature about the phone, for the elderly person themselves.

This would suggest that the branding of this key, elderly alert feature, might need some reworking if it is to avoid evoking negative feelings among its intended target audience.

Doro 8050 key features:

• GPS-enabled Response button and compatibility with the new Response by Doro service – giving the user peace of mind, wherever they may be
• High quality, loud and clear sound with HAC
• Dedicated home button
• Easy-to-read display and text
• Easy-to-use, high quality camera
• Headphone jack with USB-C charging port
• Robust design, with features to prevent damage from bumps and knocks

The Doro 8050 is compatible with the new Response by Doro service which can be activated simply by pressing the Response button on the back of the phone:

• Response by Doro – a free to use feature on compatible Doro phones that alerts pre-selected Responders simultaneously and shares a GPS location of the senior user in the event of an emergency.

Contact for further information:
doro@eulogy.co.uk

About Doro

Doro is a technology company focused on seniors. We develop services and products for seniors to live independent, fulfilling lives. Our wide portfolio of security and care solutions digitally connect generations and provide solutions for independent living, both inside and outside the home. Doro is the market leader in social alarms in Sweden, Norway and the United Kingdom and the global market leader in mobile phones for seniors.

Doro is a Swedish company with headquarters in Malmö and sales operations in 27 countries. Doro’s shares are quoted on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange. The company has app. 1 000 co-workers and net sales of SEK 2,063 million (EUR 195.4 million) were reported for 2019. www.doro.com

At Doro, we are dedicated to helping seniors live a better life. We care about the seniors – they are our heroes.

Everyone should have the opportunity to live a fulfilling life, without compromises. We want to make ageing an independent, secure and rich part of life. To us, age is just a number.

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