Choosing a phone:

• Something that's light and easy to grip, with large, well-spaced buttons (or a touchscreen).
• Speed, one-touch or voice dialling. So you don't have to type numbers in - you can ring a friend either by touching one button or by speaking a name or number into the phone.
• Predictive texting to make texting faster (if you send the same message often, lots of phones let you save it as a template).
• A QWERTY or full-size keyboard can make typing faster and easier.
• Wireless hands-free kits, Bluetooth headsets and speakerphones. So you can talk without holding the phone or fiddling with wires.
• Touchscreen phones (like the iPhone) are wide and slim, with a large screen. So they're easy to hold. And you can use them with one finger.
• Buttons that make a sound or vibrate when you touch them. So you can tell what you're pressing.