Dumbphones that work in the UK

We check 61 simple phones against 4 networks in the UK. 12 work on at least one network, and 42 more work with caveats. Every result links to its reason and sources.

The short version

Three has no 2G, so a phone must have 4G Calling (VoLTE) that works on Three. Check Three's own device list.
EE, Vodafone and O2 still run 2G, so most phones can still call, but over 2G. That ends from 2029 (EE, O2) and spring 2030 (Vodafone).
"Supports VoLTE" on a spec sheet isn't enough. Each network has to allow that phone.

2G and 3G switch-off dates

Network	3G	2G
EE	Switched off (completed 2024)	Staying on for now; EE says it will start switching 2G off from May 2029
Vodafone UK	Switched off	Staying on for now; VodafoneThree says Vodafone's 2G closes in spring 2030
O2	Switched off (completed 2025/26)	Staying on for now; O2 plans to begin switching 2G off from 2029
Three	Switched off (November 2025)	Three has never had a 2G network, so calls need 4G Calling (VoLTE)

From each network's own pages and the regulator. Checked 22 Oct 2026.

Phone by network

Phone	EE	Vodafone UK	O2	Three
Nokia 110 4G (2021) Bar phone · About £40	Works	Works	Works with caveats	Works
Nokia 110 4G (2023) Bar phone · About £35	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works
Nokia 2660 Flip Flip phone · About £60	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works
Alcatel 3080G Bar phone · price not checked	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works
Doro 6820 Flip phone · price not checked	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works
Doro Leva L20 Flip phone · £104.99	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works
Nokia 105 4G (2023) Bar phone · £25 with Vodafone PAYG	Works with caveats	Works	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 3210 (2024) Bar phone · £50 with Vodafone PAYG	Works with caveats	Works	Works with caveats	Unknown
Doro Leva L30 Flip phone · £114.99	Works with caveats	Works	Works with caveats	Unknown
HMD 2660 Flip Flip phone · £79.99	Works with caveats	Works	Works with caveats	Unknown
HMD Barbie Phone Flip phone · £59.99	Works with caveats	Works	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 105 4G 2nd Edition Bar phone · £31.99 with Vodafone PAYG	Works with caveats	Works	Works with caveats	Unknown
HMD 105 4G Bar phone · £39.99	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Mudita Kompakt (Global) E-ink · About £300	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Mudita Pure E-ink · About £230	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 225 4G (2024) Bar phone · price not checked	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Punkt MP02 Bar phone · About £250	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Blackview N6000 Small touchscreen · About £160	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Cat B35 Rugged · About £90 (when new)	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Cat B40 Rugged · About £90	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Cat S22 Flip Flip phone · About £170	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Doro Leva L10 Bar phone · £84.99	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
HMD 110 4G Bar phone · £44.99	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 105 (2023, 2G) Bar phone · price not checked	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Doesn't work
Nokia 105 4G (2021) Bar phone · About £35	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 110 4G (2024) Bar phone · price not checked	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 110 4G 2nd Edition Bar phone · About £50	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 130 Music (2025) Bar phone · price not checked	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Doesn't work
Nokia 150 (2023) Bar phone · About £50	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Doesn't work
Nokia 215 4G (2024) Bar phone · price not checked	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 215 4G (2026) Bar phone · price not checked	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 225 4G (2020) Bar phone · About £50 (when new)	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 235 4G (2024) Bar phone · price not checked	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 235 4G (2026) Bar phone · price not checked	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 2720 Flip Flip phone · About £115 (when new)	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 2780 Flip (US model) Flip phone · About £75	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Doesn't work
Nokia 3310 4G Bar phone · About £85 (when new)	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Doesn't work
Nokia 5710 XpressAudio Bar phone · About £60	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 6300 4G Bar phone · About £65 (when new)	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 6310 (2021) Bar phone · About £50	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Doesn't work
Nokia 6310 (2024) Bar phone · About £60	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Doesn't work
Nokia 800 Tough Rugged · About £250 (when new)	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 8000 4G Bar phone · About £90 (when new)	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 8110 4G Slider · About £115 (when new)	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Nokia 8210 4G Bar phone · About £140	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Palm Phone (PVG100) Small touchscreen · About £335 (when new)	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Doesn't work
Qin F21 Pro (global) Small touchscreen · price not checked	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Doesn't work
Sonim XP3 Rugged · About £160 (when new)	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Sonim XP3plus Rugged · About £200	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
TCL Flip 2 (US model) Flip phone · About £60	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Doesn't work
TCL Flip 3 (US model) Flip phone · About £65	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Doesn't work
Unihertz Jelly Star Small touchscreen · About £165	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
emporia SIMPLICITY-LTE Bar phone · About £75	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Works with caveats	Unknown
Light Phone II (International) E-ink · About £225	Doesn't work	Works with caveats	Doesn't work	Works with caveats
Alcatel Go Flip 4 (US model) Flip phone · About £100	Doesn't work	Doesn't work	Doesn't work	Doesn't work

Not enough information yet

We couldn't verify these on any network in the UK: Light Phone III, Light Flip, Light Phone II (North American), Minimal Phone, TCL Flip (4056S), Wisephone II.

Smaller networks

We show the host network's result unless we have a specific source. They can differ, so check with them before you switch.

giffgaff uses O2
Tesco Mobile uses O2
Sky Mobile uses O2
SMARTY uses Three
iD Mobile uses Three
VOXI uses Vodafone UK
Lebara uses Vodafone UK
BT Mobile uses EE