Philips Mobile launches feature phone for Senior Citizens
Philips mobile has announced the launch of Philips Xenium X2566, the first-of-its-kind feature phone exclusively designed for senior citizens. With features such as large font size, long- lasting battery life and SOS function, priced at an affordable price range, the device has features that make technology accessible to the elderly.
Senior citizens are often inconvenienced by the standard phones available in the market due to their small font size, short battery life and fragility. According to the Pew Research Internet Group, elderly citizens face several difficulties while adopting new technologies. Two in five elderly citizens indicated that they have a "physical or health condition that makes reading difficult or challenging" or a "disability, handicap, or chronic disease that prevents them from fully participating in many common daily activities".
S. S. Bassi, Country Manager – SAARC, Sangfei Mobility, said, "Philips has always pioneered in cutting-edge innovations that matter to our customers. With changing lifestyles in metros in India and increasing incident of elderly abuse, senior citizens are often left to support themselves by choice or otherwise. We specially designed this phone to make technology more accessible to and user-friendly for the elderly with minimum intervention from others."
Philips X2566 is affordably priced at Rs.3,800 and is readily available for sale.
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