Compare Maxcom phones

Maxcom mobile phones are designed for those who mainly want to use their phone for making calls and sending text messages, without complicated menus. The Polish brand manufactures simple push-button and clamshell phones, robust models and its own range of Android smartphones, often featuring large keys, a loud hands-free mode and an SOS button. On this page, you can compare Maxcom models side by side, with the current prices from all our partner shops included. We don’t earn any more from one brand or handset than from another, so you’ll see the full range. Take a look at the overview below and click through to the model that suits you best.

Which Maxcom phone is right for you?

Maxcom divides its phones into four ranges, and these ranges say more about your choice than the individual model numbers. Once you know which range you’re looking for, the rest is simply a matter of the specific model.

How do Maxcom phones really differ?

Comfort: the simple range, usually featuring large backlit keys, an SOS button that calls pre-set contacts, and often a charging dock where you can place the handset. Check each model to see if it is listed as hearing aid compatible (HAC).
Classic: the classic keypad phones, designed for making calls and sending text messages, and not much else.
Strong: the robust range, resistant to dust, water and drops, for outdoor work or when on the move.
Smart: Maxcom’s Android smartphones, for those who do want apps and a touchscreen.

What you don’t need to compare: ease of use is the starting point at Maxcom. With the Comfort, Classic and Strong models, clear menus, a hands-free mode and a battery that lasts for days are standard. With the Smart models, you trade off some of that convenience for apps. The real choice comes down to the shape that fits comfortably in your hand, how much protection you need, and whether making calls and sending text messages is enough for you.

Choose a Maxcom Comfort model if ease of use is more important than features and you need to be able to reach someone quickly.

Choose a Classic model if you want a familiar keypad phone without the extra features of the Comfort range.

Choose a Strong model if the phone needs to be taken to places where it might be dropped or get wet.

Choose a Smart model if you still want apps and a touchscreen without the complexity of a top-of-the-range model.

As well as the range, the design is important. A flip phone prevents accidental calls from your trouser pocket, and you end a call by closing it; a bar-style model is flatter and fits more easily in a trouser pocket or bag.

Does a Maxcom phone still work on 4G and VoLTE?

Whether a Maxcom phone supports 4G with VoLTE varies by model, and this is the most important thing to check before you choose. The 3G networks in the Netherlands have been switched off and mobile network operators are phasing out 2G, so with a handset that only supports 2G or 3G, you’ll increasingly find you can no longer make calls. You should therefore check the specifications to see if it supports 4G with VoLTE. VoLTE is the technology that enables calls over 4G; without VoLTE, a handset falls back to 2G for calls, and it is precisely that network that is being phased out. Some of the Comfort models support 4G with VoLTE; others still only work on 2G.

What a Maxcom keypad mobile won’t do

A keypad mobile is designed for making calls and sending text messages, and that’s as far as it goes. Some Maxcom models run on KaiOS, a system with a limited number of apps; the rest have no app store at all. Anyone who wants to make video calls, do their banking or use messaging apps on a daily basis will find this insufficient and would be better off looking at a Maxcom Smart model. Conversely, that’s precisely their strength: the fewer features, the less that can go wrong.

There is, however, one limitation. On Maxcom’s own product and support pages, we find no commitment regarding the duration of security updates for the Android models. For a handset you intend to use for years, this is a factor to bear in mind; the risk is lower with keypad phones, as they run little to no third-party software.

As well as phones, Maxcom also manufactures speakers, activity trackers and household electronics. For its phones, this means a wide and varied range of simple handsets, for which the overview above is the quickest way to find the right model.