Refusal to give in to popular perceptions of ageing may result in a longer life – but one problem many older people cannot ignore is the increasing domination of the mobile phone. Paying at a car parks after dark with an unfamiliar app, for example, or making a roadside call for assistance after a pothole causes a flat tyre. It’s no longer simply a result of difficulty coping with the technology. A rising number of users aged 65 or older is already well practiised in using smartphones. Yet some online phone marketing still veers uncomfortably close to ageism. An excellent template comes from PCMag in its 2026 list of the best smartphones for seniors, which avoids suggesting they’ll need advice from younger family members, noting that “you might want the latest and greatest device or something simpler to make and receive calls”. Thus its choices iinclude Apple’s iPhone 17 and the Google Pixel 10a, to Samsung’s S26 Ultra (best big Screen Android) and the the TCL Flip 4 5G for those who want principally to make and receive voice calls (handles those tasks with aplomb, is quite affordable and easy to carry around.
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