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Simple mobile phone reviews

Which? testing helps you find the best simple mobile phones. We perform a series of everyday tasks in our lab to make sure that these basic phones really are easy to use. We also check battery life and assess the sound quality so you can be sure that a Best Buy phone won't let you down. You'll find PAYG prices for every phone tested plus reliability and satisfaction ratings for all the major brands.

- Best Buys The top 4 simple mobile phones we recommend

We've reviewed 24 simple mobile phones

Ordered by most recent launch date

Nokia
113
From £20.00

Launch: Sep 2012
Amplicomms
PowerTel M7000
From £75.00

Launch: May 2012
Nokia
Asha 201
From £40.00

Launch: Feb 2012
Alcatel
One Touch 228
From £4.00

Launch: Jan 2012
Doro
PhoneEasy 515
From £85.00

Launch: Jan 2012

Doro
PhoneEasy 612
From £60.00

Launch: Jan 2012
Alcatel
One Touch 282
From £30.00

Launch: Dec 2011
Nokia
C2-05
From £40.00

Launch: Dec 2011
Nokia
100
From £13.00

Launch: Nov 2011
Nokia
Asha 300
From £50.00

Launch: Nov 2011

Alcatel
OT 209
From £5.00

Launch: Jul 2011
LG
A250
From £40.00

Launch: Jul 2011
Panasonic
KX-TU301EME
From £45.00

Launch: Jul 2011
Samsung
E1190
From £10.00

Launch: Jul 2011
Samsung
E1200
From £5.00

Launch: Jul 2011

Doro
PhoneEasy 610
From £70.00

Launch: Jun 2011
Nokia
C2-01
From £40.00

Launch: Mar 2011
Nokia
C1-01
From £25.00

Launch: Dec 2010
Samsung
E2121B
From £10.00

Launch: Nov 2010
Samsung
Monte Slide
From £40.00

Launch: Jul 2010

Nokia
1800
From £10.00

Launch: Jun 2010
Samsung
E1150i
From £8.00

Launch: Feb 2010
Samsung
E1080
From £6.00

Launch: Sep 2009
Samsung
C3050
From £20.00

Launch: Jun 2009

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