Stay in touch with phone Easy-to-use mobiles that will help you stay close to family and friends

If last year taught us anything at all, it taught us that, when the chips are down, it really, really helps if you can speak to someone, or, even better, see and hear them - and not just when you need them.

For us oldies, whether we like it or not, mobile phones have become an important lifeline, so we might as well arm ourselves with the best that we can get, and which are geared to the needs of a generation with failing eyesight, less than perfect hearing and fingers that don’t work so well as they used to.

These two Oldiephones will appeal to different ends of the market. Those of us who want to embrace the modern technological world – but in a simple, straightforward way – or those who just want to text or call. The emporiasmart.4

State of the art smartphone, with front facing camera for selfies and video calls, a great rear camera that works with the magnifying app for when you forget your glasses, secure contactless payments instead of using your bank cards, and a QR scanner ideal for track and trace. The S4 also comes with an illustrated 135 page training book to help you learn all the tricks at your own pace, plus a 16 page guide to setting up and using contactless payments securely. You can buy this phone, PLUS three months of discounted IQ Mobile credit* for just £195 including a FREE protective cover worth up to £25. The emporiaone

This is an elegantly designed flip phone, with a large screen, big, well-spaced keys and good volume. This is the ideal phone for someone who needs to be connected, but doesn’t want to learn about videos or surf the internet. You can buy this phone,

PLUS three months of discounted IQ Mobile credit* for just £65.