In an age of thin phones and slider handsets 50+ takes you back a few years in cell phone design. But we don't mean that as a bad thing. In fact, it's rather nice to buy China phones and see a simple candy bar handset with tried-and-true design aesthetics. The feature set is equally low-key with just messaging and organizer features, and the phone succeeds reasonably well at its primary goal of making calls.

Design:
The 50+ has a standard candy bar design in basic black. It may not be much in the looks department, but it's an easy-to-use and accessible design. It's also compact (4.26 inches by 1.81 inches by 0.59 inch) and lightweight (2.6 ounces).

The display measures 1.75 inches. The icon-based menus are simple and easy to figure out; they should present no problems for the cell phone novice.

Features:
The 50+ has a large, 1,000-contact phone book with room in each entry for five phone numbers, an e-mail address, a URL, a company name and job title, a formal name and nickname, a street address, a birthday, and notes.

Other essentials include a vibrate mode, text messaging, a speakerphone, an alarm clock, a calendar, a to-do list, a notepad, a calculator, a stopwatch, and a timer. As this is a basic phone, you won't find Bluetooth or other trendy features, but you do get instant messaging, a currency and unit converter.

Performance:
we tested the dual-band (GSM 900/1800) 50+. Call quality was just average. Though the signal was clear and voices sounded natural, the volume is rather low and the phone has a sensitive sweet spot.

This Monochrome cool phone will cost you $57.69.

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