The 8 Best New Feature Phones

On sale: October 2018.

Even if your carrier has 2G coverage in all the places you need, your phone’s support for 3G networks definitely increases the chances of a successful call on the first try. Especially during peak periods. Model 3025X has such a useful feature, but it has the only SIM card, consider this point when choosing. On the other hand, you will not be constantly annoyed by the inscription on the “Insert …” screen if you do not need a second card in principle. The phone is really the best among those currently produced: with automatic call recording, an additional noise-canceling microphone, separate LED indicators (power and event systems), a fairly large font, a convenient calendar and other usefulness, such as the “answer cover” function.

On sale: July 2018.

An image push-button phone is simply obliged to be able to work on all conceivable ranges. Including in 4G networks, that is, to provide mobile communications using VoLTE technology. Any number of numbers per contact with a name of unlimited length, as many additional fields as you like — modern push-buttons can only dream of such a cool phone book. And no wonder, since the majority of such devices run on the most stripped-down versions of old systems, and the reincarnation of the legendary Nokia 8110 runs on the developing KaiOS operating system. It is also the most problematic place on the phone, it’s good that software updates come out quickly enough and there is a choice of custom firmware. Geolocation, a built-in client of the same YouTube, the ability to use the device to work with payment cards (through online applications), an access point, what chips are not here.

On sale: January 2019.

Many of you have probably dropped your cell phones into the water. In most of these cases, a quick rescue operation avoids fatal consequences for the communication facility. But if the phone is drowned in a deep place, then the chances of a favorable outcome already depend on temperature and other related factors. The novelty of 2019 from BQ allows you to minimize the risk of loss in general, since this phone with the talking name Bobber (float) is not capable of going to the bottom in principle. Linings made of a very light material and an air «bubble» in a sealed case are not allowed. Fishermen will definitely like such a mega-bun. Moreover, the BQ 2439 boasts a very decent autonomy.

Unfortunately, the other talents of the device are not encouraging: 3G networks are not supported, the phone book is simple, the search system in it is inconvenient, there is not enough memory.

On sale: January 2019.

A rare case when a manufacturer did not pretend that the presence of a poor camera turns a push-button phone into a full-fledged replacement for a camera. Already one named feature makes model 2436 acceptable from the point of view of information security in the army, law enforcement agencies or in sensitive enterprises. Moreover, the list of advantages of this push-button phone — novelties of the Russian brand BQ — tubeless only opens. An equally significant feature for many may be the ability to simultaneously install four SIM-cards at once. Finally, Power in the name of the phone clearly hints at the increased “resilience” of the device. Indeed, 3000 mAh is a solid capacity, thanks to which the impressive autonomy of the novelty is ensured.

Disadvantages are typical for pushbuttons of this brand: one number per contact, difficulty in searching through the phone book, extremely inconvenient menu.

On sale: February 2019

The next update of the line of «centenarians» Philips surprises with the strangeness of its advertising presentation. One gets the impression that the manufacturer’s marketers did not even bother to refresh the memory of the technical characteristics of the Xenium E580 predecessor. In fact, how can a decrease in battery capacity by 2%, when using a very similar filling, reduce the autonomy of the phone almost twice? At the same time, the opportunity to write a video is not even mentioned. Be that as it may, this model should be considered as a means of communication with an impressive duration of work on a single battery charge or a kind of power bank. True, in the latter case, you also need to take into account that the Xenium E580 is incompatible with the power subsystems of apple mobile gadgets.

On sale: November 2018.

The boundaries of the concept of “always in touch” are different for everyone. If, due to various circumstances, you have to use the services of three or four mobile operators or ensure the availability of several numbers of one of them, the easiest way to streamline your existing card «farm» using a 4-sim phone. There is no particular variety in this segment, however, BQ has already formed a whole line of such models. As a rule, such phones are not distinguished by high performance and trouble-free operation, but the Quattro Power was able to pleasantly surprise. It “freezes” only when receiving operator spam messages and is quite compact, although it is equipped with a relatively powerful battery. I would also like a decent phone book (and not 200 numbers / one per contact), but what is not there is not.

On sale: November 2018.

The unusual feature of this novelty in the family of push-button phones is the presence of a particularly powerful speaker on the back side. If you do not consider such a feature unique (and cite the predecessor or the same MAXVI P12 as an example), then we will add that the manufacturer of the model 2810 at the same time attended to the implementation of voice guidance not only when dialing a number, but also when making an incoming call. Well, the flashlight of the phone in question is much brighter. With the rest of the functionality, everything is familiar and sad: no camera, poor phone book, third-generation networks are not supported. Well, at least the radio agrees to work without connecting headphones. The autonomy of the BOOM XL line is quite high.