1. itzJustMeh's Avatar
    This is a question for anyone who came from Z10 to Z30, and can't see very well.

    My mom now wants a smartphone, and likes my Z10. Except everything is still too small (even if I make larger text), and she can barely see without glasses. Occasionally she needs to use the phone without them.

    Does the bigger size of the screen make a significant difference?
    04-20-14 11:32 AM
  2. glidewells's Avatar
    Yes, especially when you increase the font size.
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    04-20-14 12:42 PM
  3. mnc76's Avatar
    She'll likely also find typing on it and hitting the correct on-screen buttons easier as well.

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    04-20-14 02:48 PM
  4. mnmikeinsc's Avatar
    YES it is better I came over from a Q10.

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    04-20-14 07:10 PM
  5. Alain_A's Avatar
    then she need a 8 inch tablet
    04-20-14 07:12 PM
  6. valleyag's Avatar
    This is a question for anyone who came from Z10 to Z30, and can't see very well.

    My mom now wants a smartphone, and likes my Z10. Except everything is still too small (even if I make larger text), and she can barely see without glasses. Occasionally she needs to use the phone without them.

    Does the bigger size of the screen make a significant difference?
    Just today my brother-in-law told me I was the only person he new that would spend $550 on a phone to see better than going to the eye doctor.

    Rockin Z30 on 10.2.1.2947 on AT&T
    04-20-14 07:34 PM
  7. bakron1's Avatar
    I am 58 and the larger screen makes a huge difference for me. I have increased the font and the text and screen are perfect.


    Sent from my z30 on T Mobile USA (10.2.1.2160)
    04-20-14 07:39 PM
  8. zed_10's Avatar
    Screen is much darker and might be a problem for her...it is the one drawback I find with the Z30...I keep my Z10 pretty bright.

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    04-20-14 09:49 PM
  9. SK122387's Avatar
    I can't see well without my contacts in. I have the Z10 and also the Q10, but if your mom likes your Z10, then the Z30 will be a lot easier for her. The keyboard is very very very good. Better than the Z10 for me, because it's so big. It's easier to hit the right spot for each letter while typing, and I make very few errors.

    It's kind of like flying... the Z10 is business class where it's not as cramped as coach, while the Z30 is first class and you can spread out and have lots of room to move around in your seat.
    04-20-14 10:06 PM
  10. law_ren22's Avatar
    Screen is much darker and might be a problem for her...it is the one drawback I find with the Z30...I keep my Z10 pretty bright.

    Is the screen darker compared to that of the z10?

    Posted via CB10
    04-21-14 02:29 AM
  11. itzJustMeh's Avatar
    Thank you all for your feedback. I think she'll go ahead and buy it, she though of a tablet but doesn't want two devices. It's a big step for her, since she never owned a smartphone or a tablet.

    Now I have to figure out where to buy it, it's not available in Slovenia at all.
    04-21-14 06:28 AM
  12. kbz1960's Avatar
    Well, I wear my reading glasses when using my 8" tablet too but most things on the 30 I can get by without them.
    04-21-14 07:01 AM
  13. chiefx13's Avatar
    YES. That will be a huge difference. I ended up doing a lot of reading on my Z10 and I was looking into getting a PlayBook or something to make it a little easier.

    I found i started doing the grade school thing and bringing the phone closer and closer to my face as I was reading.

    BUT. The Z30 is night and day. I have the screen on the lowest brightness and it's sharpe and luminous as my Z10 on 75 percent. It's only been 2 full days, but I think my Kindle can already read the writing on the wall.... it'll probably be Z30 all the way.

    Tell her to go out and get one.

    Z30 Fido
    04-21-14 08:24 AM
  14. anon(4233493)'s Avatar
    Oh wow, she'll absolutely love the Z30
    04-22-14 04:50 AM

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