SmartVision 3 An Accessible Android Smartphone For The Blind or Visually Impaired

This smartphone is perfect for people who are blind or visually impaired and who want the power and features of a smartphone but find it difficult to control a device exclusively through touchscreen gestures. Unlike any other smartphone, the SmartVision 3 can be fully controlled through either a tactile keypad with large buttons and audio feedback, the normal touchscreen TalkBack gestures, or voice commands.
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[@kgck15]

it should be customizable as per the users need. my mother is blind and old, she just need two buttons to receive and to call one or 2 numbers. :( but these phones are done by people who have not experience of what the visually impaired old people need.

[@TheOneZenith]

Sometimes the old ways work the best. Landlines are still a thing. She might be happier just having that rather than having to learn new technology.

[@kgck15]

@TheOneZenith thanks the suggestion. i needed whatsapp or other app as the calls are going to be made across countries so landlines super expensive.

[@ChakkyCharizard]

They do make phones (mostly marketed towards the parents of little kids) that have buttons for pre-programmed numbers and a button that calls 911, and nothing else. You can pick up something like the Easyfone T6 for under $100.

[@hilaryweiner893]

I'm able to use most phones with accessibility enhancements but would consider this phone if my vision started deteriorating much more. Having the tactile keypad, controls, and wireless charging would be really helpful if my "good" eye goes the way of my bad eye, since the phone can be operated by feel and voice commands. All that said, I hope I never need a phone like this, but it is good to know it is available.

[@MsGummy666]

We just switched to Metro. I had to get a new flip phone and it sucks so bad. I am really thinking about trying a smart phone and I'm glad I found this.

[@driza97]

cool video sam. may have to check this out for a secondary phone. do you know if the alexa ap works well with talk back and able to access and manuver with no problems when using the arrow buttons instead of the touch screen? thanks.

[@Atagay06]

Yes it works perfectly, you can just ignore the touch screen and navigate the app just with the keypad. Everything is vocalised and selectable

[@othinus]

How visible is the display outdoors ? How many nits is the maximum brightness ?

[@Mike-wv2pn]

Do you know if it can be unlocked to rin on other cell vartiers??

[@griffster17]

Also, what version of android does it come with? And what version of android is the latest it will support? That’s another big thing, because even a secondhand Samsung Galaxy S 20 Ultra can be cheaper than this phone and it can go up to android 13 which is currently the latest. Where as if it’s stuck on android seven or eight or something, that would definitely be a dealbreaker for me.

[@williamdavis7258]

Cool

[@harpreetthind]

Very nice phone Sam would you recommend this if I have an iPhone 13 or no

[@Atagay06]

Yes if you aren't super familiar with the touchscreen. It's the perfect device if you want a keypad to entry text and navigate.

[@robiulmolla397]

Smart vision 3 india price

[@ArmandoHernandez-gj8lx]

Hey Sam, this is Armando Aquarius. I am here from Los Angeles California. I like your videos. They’re inspiring for me because I am completely blind I rely heavily on assistive technology send me some tutorial videos on accessibility iOS Mobile thank you hope to hear from you soon Sam good work. God bless 5:09 you.. 4:52

[@driza97]

is the Vsync ap accessible on this phone to be able to use the cosori dual blaze smart oven? thanks.

[@driza97]

mean the cosori dual blaze smart air fryer with the vsync ap. thanks.

[@bennri]

Can touchscreen be deactivated? My friend has tremor, cannot use touchscreen. Can this display text messages in large font?

[@ramblingmillennial1560]

This phone seems pretty cool actually. It's great that you can download other apps onto it too even if they may or may not be accessible. How does texting work on this phone? DO you have to text using the bottons or can you also just use the touch screen? (Although I guess most VIPs probably just use speech to text).

[@theblindlife]

Yes, you have all three options. Using the old school T9 physical keypad trying to type it out on the touch screen or dictation.

[@CainMadness]

Does it have a camera magnifier function like iPhone does? Find that feature invaluable when I don't have my actual magnification glass on me. Or is it just 'turning on the camera and making do with what you have got' kind of thing?

[@theblindlife]

yes, it has a magnifiey app

[@theshadowdirector]

I use so many magnification and reading apps that a smaller screen doesn't appeal to me. And said apps also tend to work better with better cameras. I would say this could make an ideal backup phone (it is based off a budget phone) but after seeing the price, no.

[@theblindlife]

Yeah, there are cheaper options for backup phones.

[@mpazmusica]

Olá! Preciso da vossa ajuda! o meu pai tem um tlm igual mas temos pouco apoio/assistência. A tradução é fraca, ou seja, não intuitivo. Não temos manual de utilizador traduzido!!!

[@TheTechPianoPlayerKid]

I am completely blind, and I’ve reviewed a couple devices that companies have sent to me. Is it possible that I can ask the specific company to send me a test device for the smart vision pro 3? Or do you have to buy it? If you have to buy it, then never mind on that. Great video by the way.

[@MuhammedDenix]

I could be wrong of course, but not as far as I know. My advice to you would be to buy this phone, the premium version if you can afford it. Because you have to use the standard numeric keypad entry for typing letters i.e. pressing the numer two three times to make the letter c, buy a qwerty keyboard and connect it to the phone.

[@RKingis]

​​@@MuhammedDenixT9 input😊

[@Plainejane03]

My sister is completely blind since birth, and is starting to become more independent, I wanted to get her one as a gift but I'm not sure, would this be a good purchase? Especially for someone who is completely blind?

[@ArundhatiDas-df1wq]

Is this available globally? I want to buy this for my father he is blind, ive been searching for this type of phone for a long time, but it seeems its not available in india yet😢

[@saibhagat206]

Great info, could you please confirm its availability in India? if yes where and how much is the cost, thanks

[@theblindlife]

You would need to check the website

[@nurnezmcnezzy891]

Is there a way to switch off the talk back for the visually impaired who can somewhat see the screen ?

[@ramblingmillennial1560]

Probably have to just turn it off in settings. :)

[@theblindlife]

Yes. in settings

[@rahul-qb9xy]

How can I get it in India????

[@fasicaemeshaw624]

My friend is his blind he lives, East Africa. I will send for him you think that’s work for out of United States. Please let me know before I buy.

[@praedom]

Just got the phone and still struggling with it. Can you make it read an email without Talkback? It doesn't seem to work with Google Assistant. Thank you.

[@theblindlife]

Very sorry, but I only had the phone for a short time to make the video.

[@satenbor7107]

Hi Sam! Can you help me. I have Samsung phone android 10 and isue with talking. Voice assistnat or talkback turns itself off. In fee minuts turns its self on. I was try runed off voice assistant and use talkback but same. Is no mather is samsung or talkback. What can i do? Is android 13 bater? I will change telephone and switch to android 13 when is bater. Thank you for answer

[@theblindlife]

Sounds like a software problem, so you might need to factory reset the phone. I would update to the latest version of Android and Samsungs One UI , then do a factory reset. Be sure to back up any data like photos before you reset.

[@satenbor7107]

Thank you. I have samsung s9 and android 10 is last upgrade. Do you know how is android 12, 13. Is beter for talkback.

[@josemanuellastra2488]

It makes more sense if Apple creates an accessible iPhone variant than having talkback on any Android smartphone, for example: the iPhone 15 has the 15, the plus, the Pro and the Pro Max, it would be great if they just add the vision series with VoiceOver extra features like a reading mode for Websites and documents removing the adds, a single gesture to read the time, the date and notifications, a special update program removing all the voiceover bugs like the random cursor jumps and a little key pad underneath the touch screen. But there’s no need for that because VoiceOver works great no matter which iPhone do you have. I find Talkback on Android very unreliable and unstable these days so it makes no sense having this on an accessible smartphone, at least it must use a better and more optimized screen reader, but not Talkback

[@mslindaogden7102]

Where do I order this please?

[@theblindlife]

link in the video description

[@mo_bra3340]

Wish it was compatible with Verizon and AT&T :-(

[@MuhammedDenix]

Okay, I ran into issues with my smart vision phone. This phone is not a power phone at all. Several apps I used, I ran into issues with. Also, the bluetooth and other components are out of date. Now that I've transitioned to a google pixal, things are working much better than the kapsys phone. My honest advice is not to buy these sort of phones and get a mainstream phone. If Android is too difficult, go for iphone. And if you want something more basic than that, you could go for blind shell clasic 2, though I wouldn't recommend that.

[@griffster17]

Finally, you said that it only supports 4G. So it doesn’t support 5G then? Or does it? That could be another dealbreaker. As even my iPhone supports 5G now.

[@griffster17]

It sounds okay, but still pretty basic. As someone who is completely blind myself, and I have been using touchscreens since 2011, I would probably just go with a native android phone like a pixel or a Samsung galaxy. I find that most of the time these days talk back is very usable with android touchscreens. I am an iPhone user myself, have an iPhone 14 pro. And I just find using a mainstream Phone is often a lot better quality than using a phone for the blind as they are usually very low quality.

[@RKingis]

Nice idea, but not worth almost $600. There are cheaper Android feature phones, and basically install free apps that can do the same work. I'm legally blind, so I get the idea, but I thought about using it as a network radio (PoC Zello), until I saw the price.

[@sakshijain331]

How can i get this phone?

[@theblindlife]

Read the description

[@maxinea.sakaki4151]

This would be great for my grandpa but is way to expensive

[@mintonmiller]

So this brings up a question about smart phones for VIP users in general. Once again, iPhone is making my phone obsolete. And they cost a freaking fortune. So my question is iPhone versus android versus whatever. Which phones actually are the most friendly to VIP users? It appears to me that iPhone comes out on top in that regard but maybe not. If these phone companies are going to force me to buy a new phone every few years, then I need to find the cheapest best option possible. This may be a topic you don’t want to church for a lot of reasons, but what I am asking is, am I paying too much for iPhone when there are other phones on the market that are just as user-friendly to VIP users at a ton less money?

[@driza97]

love the blindshell classic2, but may check this smart vision out for a 2nd phone.

[@theblindlife]

This is a great question and one I've made several videos about in the past. I'm actually going to feature this question in my talkback live stream this evening . You should watch it for the answer.

[@mintonmiller]

@@theblindlife I shall

[@RKingis]

I'm albino, and I've got an Samsung A53 5G. It's actually not to bad, just about 2inches in front of my face with default font size.

[@ShannonBlakeley]

The hardware and camera specs on that phone are garbage-tier. My S10+ is almost 5 years old and crushes it. Also that screen resolution is like 10 years old.

[@chungusthe3rd838]

It’s for visually impaired bro its resolution isn’t that important

[@ShannonBlakeley]

@@chungusthe3rd838 just because a phone is for people with vision impairments doesn't mean they should be giving us crappy hardware and screens and expecting us to pay a premium for it. I'm sick of seeing this with vision impaired products. Doesn't matter what the product is, I see it happen time after time. Low and hardware or specs or basic design and premium prices no matter what it is.

[@user-qs3hg5ty4u]

This is price phone

[@tomcatt1740]

$600??? how about something we can afford that works as well?

[@RKingis]

That's adaptive technology for ya!!!😊

[@arcomarco7131]

way worse than just regular smartphone tweaked for specific needs.