# Intuitive Senior Smartphones The Doro Liberto 820 is a User-Friendly Phone for the Elderly By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2014-12-12 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doro-liberto-820 References: [phonesreview](http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2014/11/15/the-doro-liberto-820-senior-smartphone-is-headed-to-the-uk/) & [doro](http://www.doro.co.uk/Campaigns/Liberto820/) The Doro Liberto 820 is a phone was designed with [seniors specifically in mind](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hmd-arc). Dubbed "the understanding smartphone," this device includes features like a built-in coach to make navigating new tools easy, hearing aid compatibility, as well as [large icons for better visibility](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dumb-phone1). In order to keep the home screen as simple as possible, the phone makes it so that users can easily access their three most important contacts, as well as their [three most used features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blank-spaces-app) such as call, message and the phone's camera. To make getting at the app store easy, the Doro Liberto 820 even includes a big button that links directly to the Google App store, which makes it a snap to add new applications to the phone. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 50% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Intuitive Senior Smartphones:** Creating user-friendly smartphones designed specifically for seniors to provide a simpler and more accessible technology experience. - **Built-in Coaching for Technology:** Incorporating coaching features into smartphones to help users, particularly seniors, navigate and learn new tools more easily. - **Enhanced Accessibility Features for Seniors:** Developing smartphones with features like hearing aid compatibility and large icons to improve visibility and usability for elderly users. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Mobile Technology:** Innovating within the mobile technology industry to design and produce intuitive smartphones with accessible features for senior users. - **Elderly Care:** Expanding within the elderly care industry to provide technological solutions that enhance the quality of life and independence for senior individuals. - **App Development:** Creating new opportunities within the app development industry to design and develop applications specifically tailored for seniors using user-friendly smartphones. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Simply Designed Smart Watches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doro-watch.md) - [Simple Senior-Friendly Televisions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lg-easy-tv.md) - [Advanced Lifestyle-Focused Flip Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tcl-flip-3.md) - [Kid-Friendly Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amigo-jr-phone.md) - [Kid-Friendly Hybrid Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hmd-xploraone.md) - [Tactile Accessible Mobile Technologies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/accessible-mobile-technology.md) - [Visually Inclusive Smartphone Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bold-assistive-access.md) - [Minimalist Smartphone Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dumb-phone-app.md) - [Simplistic Distraction-Free Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lofone.md)