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Vodafone Smart 4G, an affordable and smooth device with limited accessibility features

Monday, 9 June, 2014

By Amóvil

El Vodafone 4G

Amóvil has been able to review the Vodafone Smart 4G thanks to a loan by the Vodafone Spain Foundation. This is an affordable Smartphone made for 4G data network that comes equipped with several state of the art features. It also accommodates the needs of the hard of hearing, persons with low vision, and with poor manual dexterity skills.

Sony Xperia Z1, powerful and fast and suitable for the blind

Monday, 2 June, 2014

By Amóvil

TheSony Xperia Z1

The Sony Xperia Z1 is a powerful smartphone that offers a diverse set of state of the art features designed to enhance user experience. These include a few major accessibility improvements that render it suitable to blind users and people with hearing disabilities.

BlackBerry Q5, accessibility review

Wednesday, 28 May, 2014

By Amóvil

Imagen del BlackBerry Q5 en negro

The BlackBerry Q5 is a mid-range smartphone that comes with BlackBerry’s classic physical keyboard and allows downloading made-for-Android applications. Although it offers a few interesting state of the art features, its level of compliance with accessibility requirements leaves much to be desired. In fact, Amóvil can only recommend it to people with partial vision and hearing disabilities.

Alcatel One Touch Pop C7, an affordable, basic and easy to use smartphone

Wednesday, 21 May, 2014

By Amóvil

Image of the Alcatel One Touch Pop C7

The Alcatel One Touch Pop C7 is an affordable and entry-level smartphone ideal for people who want to become familiar with Android operating system. It is also a powerful device that offers a few interesting features, and accommodates the needs of the blind and the hearing impaired. Amóvil was able to review this device thanks to a loan by the Vodafone Spain Foundation.

LG G Flex, a curved and flexible device that is suitable to the visually impaired

Tuesday, 13 May, 2014

By Amóvil

Imagen del dispositivo Lg G Flex, de frente y de perfil

The LG G Flex is powerful and rather large smartphone that comes with a curved and flexible display. It is an intuitive device featuring a quad-core 2.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset that adds speed to its performance. The handset, which Amóvil reviewed thanks to a loan by the Vodafone Spain Foundation, also includes a few accessibility features that renders it suitable for people with visual and hearing impairments. However, users with dexterity disabilities and poor comprehension skills may have a limited experience.

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