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Dumb phones and feature phones in Ireland

A dumb phone, also called a feature phone or button phone, is for talk and text and not much else. That's the point. Every phone below is sold in Ireland, and once you pick your network we only show the ones we've confirmed can make calls on it.

Short answer

Confirmed to make calls on all 3 big networks in Ireland: HMD 2660 Flip 4G, Nokia 2660 Flip (2022), Doro Leva E10, Doro Leva E22. Cheapest confirmed: HMD 2660 Flip 4G, from €59.99 (price checked 23 Oct 2026), on eir, Three and Vodafone.

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  1. HMD 2660 Flip 4G

    A clamshell with big buttons and a 2.8" screen, often chosen for older relatives.

    • Flip
    • No app store
    • Battery: up to 8 hours of talk

    from €59.99

  2. Nokia 2660 Flip (2022)

    The 2022 Nokia-branded version of the big-button flip phone, with an emergency button, FM radio, a music player and a headphone jack. No apps or maps.

    • Flip
    • No app store
    • Battery: up to 26 days on standby

    from €69

  3. Doro Leva E10

    A simple big-button phone for older people, with an emergency button, FM radio and a headphone jack. No apps or maps.

    • Bar
    • No app store

    from €79.95

  4. Doro Leva E22

    A cheap big-button flip phone for older people, with an emergency button, FM radio and a headphone jack. No apps or maps. Sold as the Leva E20 in other countries.

    • Flip
    • No app store

    from €99.95

  5. Doro Leva L20

    A big-button flip phone for older people with a 2 MP camera, an emergency button, FM radio and a headphone jack. No apps or maps.

    • Flip
    • No app store

    from €109.99

  6. Doro Leva L30

    A big-button flip phone for older people with a 2 MP camera, an emergency button, FM radio, Bluetooth and a headphone jack. No apps or maps.

    • Flip
    • No app store

    from €119.99

What is a dumb phone?

A dumb phone, also called a feature phone, basic phone, button phone or low-tech phone, is a mobile phone without the app store, feeds and endless notifications of a smartphone. Some are for talk and text only; others add a camera, music or maps. Most have physical buttons and a small screen, and many have a battery that lasts for days rather than hours.

People buy them to cut down on screen time, as a cheap backup phone, for children and older relatives, or for places where a smartphone would get broken or lost.

What to check before you buy

Whether it can make calls on your network. Mobile networks are switching off their older 3G and 2G services, and many simple phones can only make calls over 4G on networks that have approved them. We check this for you: pick your network above.

Whether it has the few extras you can't do without. Some feature phones have WhatsApp, maps or a Wi-Fi hotspot so a laptop or tablet can share their internet; most don't. Use the "Must have" boxes to narrow the list.

Dumb phones and feature phones by network

How many of the phones above we've confirmed make calls on each network in Ireland:

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