Elderly people have never constituted the most important market to manufacturers or networks, which is a shame given that recent statistics put the number of over 65’s in the UK without a mobile phone at around 5 million. There have been a handful of products in the past to address the needs of this market, but the large manufacturers tend to stay clear of releasing such devices. However, Samsung has boldly gone where others fear to tread by announcing the C3060R, which is specifically aimed at the elderly.

The handset will boast a large display with large fonts and a backlit keypad to make the handset as accessible as possible. The screen comes in at 2.2 inches with a 176×220 resolution. The OS is the standard Samsung fare and it features an SOS function should the owner be in difficulties. A 1.3 MP camera, FM radio and WAP browser round off the spec sheet and are a welcome change from the typical elderly handset of the most basic handset possible. A JUne release is on the cards with a price of 150 euros being likely.