16 top push-button phones

A good button phone, both in terms of autonomy, and in terms of functionality. Judge for yourself, the device supports automatic recording of telephone conversations, the black list has, allow calls only to pre-defined numbers allows (fixed dialing). And this Fly is able to recharge other mobile gadgets, and its radio plays without connecting a headset. A simple address book with 300 numbers (one per contact) and the absence of T9 mode can scare off a potential buyer. In addition, the display of the FF249 does not strike with wide viewing angles, and the device itself is able to work exclusively with 2G.

Serious, “adult” design and functionality - that's why the BlackBerry Q10 is in the top of the best push-button smartphones. Work on the Internet, chatting in instant messengers and frequent correspondence is the strong point of this smartphone. The screen is quite enough to work with mail, calendar and SMS, browsing the Internet. As a mobile camera, it will not be too useful, but on the Internet you will not complain: support for application browsers and excellent characteristics of the modules will give you an unforgettable Internet surfing.

The design of this device is not typical for Samsung. In any case, the classic "remnant" he does not resemble. However, there are rounding edges in the B350E, and thanks to the grooved back cover, the phone is perfectly in the hand. The phone stands out against the background of competitors by a decent screen. Of course, the TFT-type matrix used in it cannot boast with large viewing angles, but the graininess on it is almost imperceptible, and the color rendition is relatively accurate. Regarding the functionality of the address book, the developers of the model tried to find a middle ground. You can specify a melody, photo and mail for each contact, but you will only get two numbers to attach. Again, the book is designed for 1000 contacts, and the length of the name is limited to 20 characters. Another feature of the phone is a solid set of various Java-applications, which are not very useful.

The previous generation of this multi-featured model is the TS112. In comparison with it, the push-button phone - the new one from Fly - acquired separate keys of the “green handset” type for each SIM card, noticeably “lost” in terms of battery capacity and also changed the rubberized buttons to plastic ones. For the first - a definite plus, although the “tubes” 2 and 3 could be bigger, and for the second - a weighty minus, especially since the thickness of the device has not changed. Separate melodies for incoming calls and messages are put on both SIM cards and contacts. Unfortunately, there is no black list. The phone is also interesting enough for a large screen diagonal (2.8 inches), but the font used in it is somewhat small. The most significant disadvantage of the predecessor, many users called a deaf and quiet microphone. There are no similar reviews for TS113.

The main advantage of this clamshell-miracle is an external screen that displays various useful information such as signal levels or the number of missed calls and received messages. Conveniently, the name and number of the subscriber when an incoming call is also highlighted, and the phone supports the function "answer cover". Among other advantages of the model 2807, the FM radio that can work without connecting a headset deserves mentioning, as well as a loud speaker and large numbers on the keys / screen (when dialing a number). Alas, the phone book of the clamshell is modern and miserable, without the ability to highlight important contacts in any way. The second drawback concerns the constructive performance of the device. More precisely, a rather dull and uneven backlighting of the keys of the phone, as well as the planarity of the latter, due to which their erroneous key presses are not excluded.

Everyone understands that there is nothing left of the “old” Nokia in modern phones under this brand, but you always want to hope for the best. Strangely enough, against the background of almost 100% commercial failure in this field of Microsoft (which still owns the rights to use a well-known label), her last attempt was quite successful. The main claim to the Nokia 216 model is the glossy surface of the faceplate, which is painstakingly collecting fingerprints. Of course, if you do not look at the price tag of the device. On the other hand, the ability to set personal ringtones for each SIM card as a whole, and for individual contacts in particular, as well as the increased length of their names, is worth something. Many of the "real" Nokia could boast a great camera part. Model number 216 can even make selfies! Well, as far as this term is applicable to the capabilities of the sensor with a resolution of 0.3 megapixels.

One of the most uncomplicated clamshells on the market, which has a couple of quite useful features. In particular, the design of the recommended push-button telephone does not have side volume keys. On the one hand, changing the level of the latter during the conversation is frankly inconvenient. On the other hand, by any chance such an operation cannot be carried on - the very thing for older users. Older people will be very helpful and the mode of answering an incoming call by raising the top cover, as well as a quick dial of one of eight numbers while holding the corresponding number key.

Perhaps the only significant drawback of the R341 model is the lower than the height of the stop for the display, which can cause accidental key presses of the lower row, including long ones. There are even reviews of involuntary switching the phone to silent mode (hold '#').

This model has a sliding housing design that allows you to hide a block of numeric keys in an idle state. As a former owner of a phone of this type (SE W850i), I can call such a form factor convenient and practical. Although not without some drawbacks. For example, the conductors of a flexible loop connecting the two halves of the apparatus, sooner or later break. In my case, this trouble occurred after five years of not very intensive exploitation. In principle, the term is decent, but the manufacturer Vertex S107 is far from being a Japanese company. In terms of capabilities, the phone does not stand out in any way: you can only set your own melody for calls (the same number for both SIM cards), a single number per contact, the display does not make you happy with large viewing angles. Is it only a decent battery and Bluetooth version 3, and not 2.1, like most of the current "buttons".

The downside of third-generation telephone support is increased power consumption in 2G / 3G mode. At least when such a phone is located in areas of uncertain reception. Accordingly, it is necessary to charge its battery more often, and we strongly recommend using only the standard Alcatel 3025X power adapter for this purpose. Judging by the reviews of the owners of the phone, charging a large current contributes to the rapid degradation of the battery. The disadvantage is serious, but practically the only one. And against the background of the overwhelming majority of modern push-button phones, this clamshell from Alcatel looks like a limit to perfection. It has a convenient external indication of missed events and battery status, a hardware noise reduction system, and the structure of its phone book allows you to personalize contacts using an individual call melody and photo. Alas, with a single number to write.