Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. On this day of family reunion, parents at home are the people who are most concerned about in the hearts of wanderers far away from home. Today I will bring you an evaluation of an elderly mobile phone - 21 grams F1. Let's take a look at whether this model with basic functions such as calling and text messages, large screen, large characters, loud and loud buttons can meet the needs of the elderly.
Before the formal evaluation begins, let’s take a look at the packaging of the 21g F1. The front of the packaging is the brand and model of this phone. The following line of small words "produced by Xiaomi Ecological Chain Enterprise", which shows that it is quite impressive. The packaging is made of environmentally friendly paper materials, and the overall feeling is very simple.
21g F1 outer packaging
packaging color matching is very simple and elegant
In the introduction of the characteristics of the back of the packaging, it can be seen that the main features of 21g F1 are: super large volume, super large font, and super long standby, but this is not enough to be called an elderly mobile phone. 21g F1 also has practical and easy-to-use functions such as one-click emergency call, FM radio , LED flashlight, etc., which will be introduced one by one in the following text.
Back features introduction
All accessories in the packaging (battery has been put into the mobile phone)
packaging box is relatively small, containing the mobile phone host, a removable battery (it has been put into the mobile phone in the photo), a power adapter, instruction manual and a USB 2.0 data cable. Follow the specific use test and continue reading.
Simple appearance design Full-view large screen
Even among 21g series mobile phones, the appearance of F1 is still the simplest. The physical buttons, intuitive operations, large fonts and large icons are all clear at a glance, which also makes the author, who is used to using ant-sized text, feel a little uncomfortable when he first started using it.
21g F1 front
21g F1 back
According to official publicity, 21g F1 uses the same Knowles html, and a large amount of space is left on the upper part of the back for the dual-channel speaker, and the external effect must be good. I believe everyone must have discovered that the 21 grams F1 does not have the function of taking photos, and the back is flat like water. Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be at ease.
21g F1 top
The center of the top is an LED light, which can be used as a flashlight, on the right side, and on the right side is a standard headphone jack hole. Nowadays, more and more mobile phones have cancelled the design of lanyard holes, but for the elderly, especially those with inconvenience in both hands, using lanyards can effectively prevent loss.
Open the back cover to view
Open the back cover, remove the battery and you can see that the 21g F1 supports single SIM card and TF memory card expansion, and can support up to 32GB of expansion space. The battery capacity of the 21g F1 is 2600mAh high-density polymer battery, which can support two months of standby time, so the official publicity slogan "I don't accept waiting for the opportunity!"
Extra large call volume, frosted back cover,
The elderly are the least picky group of people who are interested in electronic products. As long as they can be used (in fact, there is no need for too many functions), the system UI, 2.5D glass, and fingerprint recognition are all not important. But the 21g F1 is not lazy in detail design and feels pretty good.
side key design
front physical key
In order to make the rough skin of the elderly easy to click, F1 uses soft and wide physical keys. The elasticity is very good when clicked and accompanied by obvious feedback, and there is almost no problem of accidentally touching.
glass panel screen
In order to improve appearance, F1 uses a glass panel screen. The full-view TFT-LCD screen has a large viewing angle, and the elderly can easily recognize it if they have bad eyes.The logo of
"21KE"
Top LED flashlight
The single physical button on the side of
is a shortcut key, which can be customized functions. Children can help their parents pre-set it as a flashlight switch, so that the flashlight can be switched with one click when locking the screen, and can be easily used in dark environments.
refreshing operation interface with thoughtful function
21g F1 is the most basic and practical functions. During the test, I felt like I was back to the first feature phone I used in middle school. Since the 21g F1 does not have a screenshot function, all operating interfaces are displayed in a shooting manner.
Address book and SMS interface
Music and radio interface
Tools and settings interface
21g F1 has a total of 3 operating interfaces, each interface has two icons, the up and down navigation keys are used to switch the interface, and the corresponding keys under the icon can enter the function. In addition to calls and text messages, F1 supports mp3 music playback, FM radio and other functions.
radio function
weather function requires networking
You can see that 21 grams of F1 does not have a browser function, which can prevent the elderly from accidentally counting on phone bills and traffic fees. F1 only needs to be used online for automatic timing, weather, etc., with a small function interface simple, but it is indeed very common for the elderly.
can set 4 quick contacts
Press the navigation key in the middle to enter the fast contact list. You can set 4 closest people as fast contacts, and you can call directly without looking in the address book. The most important thing is that F1 supports setting up emergency contacts. Emergency contacts can send a dw text message to check the address where F1 is located when they cannot contact the elderly. With this mobile phone, the number of incidents of finding lost elderly people on Weibo should be reduced a lot.
paired with a special lanyard antenna. Review summary
A qualified elderly phone must closely revolve around the needs of the elderly. Think about the elderly we usually see in the park, do almost everyone holds a radio and listens to storytelling? In order to meet this demand, 21gram also launched a supporting special lanyard antenna.
special lanyard antenna (need to be purchased separately)
lanyard antenna is designed in Chinese knot style and is equipped with a standard headphone plug. It is usually hidden inside the antenna. When used, it can automatically turn on the radio by inserting it into the headphone jack of the phone. If the antenna is pulled out, the radio will be automatically turned off. 21g F1 supports broadcast external playback, avoiding the hassle of using headphones.
is installed on the mobile phone
lanyard antenna. A physical button is placed on the side of the antenna. A short press can switch the broadcast channel and a long press can turn off the radio. When you don't use it, the lanyard antenna is a beautiful lanyard, and the soft silicone material can be put on the wrist.
switch/switch channel button
usage status
review summary:
21g F1 old man mobile
When I first got this phone, I wanted to test it, but after I got it, I found that the function of this phone is very "specialized". Of course, it is precisely this reason that allows manufacturers to focus on how to better be more suitable for the elderly. The 2-month standby time officially promoted by 21 grams F1 is a bit difficult to test, but the author has been playing with it for two days and has not dropped the battery life at all, which shows its battery life. Combined with other thoughtful and practical functions, it can be said that the 21g F1 is a very good old man's phone.
