Deciding on whether to buy a product like BT Essential Cordless Phone or perhaps BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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BT Essential Cordless Phone vs BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine

BT Essential Cordless Phone specs

BT Essential Cordless Phone
 BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine specs

BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine
Type: DECT cordless telephone

Type: DECT cordless telephone

Range: – Indoor: 50 m
– Outdoor: 300 m

Range: – Indoor: 50 m
– Outdoor: 300 m

Number of handsets: Twin

Number of handsets: 2

Number of base units: Single

Number of base units: 2

GAP compatible: Yes

Colour: Silver

Colour: Black

DISPLAY
DISPLAY

Digital display: Black & white screen

Digital display: 1.8″ LED display

CALLING
CALLING

Nuisance call block: Yes

Nuisance call block: Yes

Speakerphone: Yes

Speakerphone: Yes

Volume control: Yes

Volume control: Yes

Caller ID: Yes

Handsfree: Yes

Secrecy feature: Yes

Caller ID: Yes

Call transfer: Yes

Secrecy feature: Yes

Call waiting: Yes

Call transfer: Yes

Call log: Yes

Call waiting: Yes

Call timer: Yes

Call log: Yes

FEATURES
Call timer: Yes

FEATURES

Answering machine: Yes

Recording time: 60 minutes

Answering machine: Yes

Phonebook: 200 contacts

Recording time: 30 minutes

Ring tones: – 10 polyphonic
– 5 monophonic

Phonebook: 100 contacts

Clock: Yes

Ring tones: 10

Clock features: Yes

Clock: Yes

Big buttons: Yes

POWER

Hearing-aid friendly: Yes

Other features: Inductive coupler & earpiece volume control

Power: – Mains
– AAA batteries x 2

POWER
Talk time: 12 hours

Standby time: 120 hours

Power: – Mains
– Rechargeable battery

GENERAL

Talk time: 16 hours

Standby time: 180 hours

Box contents: – BT Essential Cordless Phone
– Docking station
– Mains adaptor
– Batteries
– Quick start guide

GENERAL
Dimensions: 178 x 132 x 84 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: 471 g

Box contents: – BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine – Twin Handsets
– Base stations x 2
– All power cables & leads
– Quick start guide

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Dimensions: 183 x 114 x 172 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: 766 g

Price: £69.99

Price: £54.99

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews: 629

Review Score: 9.8 / 10

Review Score: 9.7 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy BT Essential Cordless Phone or BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 111 products in the same category as BT Essential Cordless Phone, which is the Telephones category. Of these 111 products the average price was £56.39, the most expensive was £219.99 and the cheapest was just £6.99. We then looked at the price of the 111 in the same as the BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine, which of course the average was £56.39, top price was £219.99 and cheapest £6.99.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from BT and BT, the average was £66.39 for BT, £66.39 for BT. The max for each was £179.99/£179.99 and minimum was £11.99/£11.99

Price analysis of BT Essential Cordless Phone

Price analysis of BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine

  • BT Essential Cordless Phone
  • Nuisance call blocking by number
  • Answer machine recording time: 30 minutes
  • 100-entry phonebook
  • With speakerphone
  • Top features: – Nuisance call blocking keeps unwanted numbers from ringing – Answering machine so you can be notified of missed calls – Hands-free speaker option for added convenience Nuisance call blockingStay in touch with family and friends with the BT Essential Cordless Phone. With nuisance call blocking, you can stop certain numbers ringing and disturbing you. You can block up to an astonishing 100 numbers so you never have to worry.Answering machineWith the built-in answer machine, you’ll never have to miss out on calls again. People can leave you messages and caller ID will tell you who exactly has called so you can easily contact them back.Hands-free speakerThe hands-free speaker makes it easier for you to take calls. Whether you’re getting dinner ready or looking for the item you lost the other week, you can place your caller on loudspeaker and continue the conversation while you focus on the task in hand.
  • Product codes: 5016351619506
  • BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine
  • Nuisance call block
  • Recording time: 60 minutes
  • 200-entry phonebook
  • With speakerphone
  • Big buttons & hearing-aid friendly
  • Offering large buttons, an answering machine and hearing aid compatibility, this twin handset BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine set offers feature-rich home phones that makes staying in touch easy. Each handset has its own charging base station.Easy to see and hearA big-button interface makes each handset in this BT 4600 Phone Set ideal for all users and is especially useful to those with impaired vision.Additionally, they’re equipped with an inductive coupler and earpiece volume control so if you’ve got a hearing aid (including models with a T position), taking phone calls is clearer and simpler.Control your callsThe BT 4600 Cordless Phone helps you stay in control over your landline with its advance call blocker feature. Monitor which calls you want to receive and which numbers you need to block – great for preventing promotional callers from disrupting your evening.There’s a call display feature too, allowing you to view numbers in advance and take calls when you’re able to.Answering machine and speakerphoneDon’t miss those important calls – the BT 4600 Cordless Phone features an answering machine with 60 minutes of recording time, which is plenty for most home users. Visual voicemail lets you see who has left you a message and choose which messages to listen to.It’s equipped with a 200-contact phonebook feature too, so you can keep all your friends, family and important contacts conveniently stored for direct access.Personalise your phone with a choice of 10 polyphonic and five monophonic ringtones to suit your taste and mood – you can control the speaker and ringer volume according to where you’ve installed the phone in your house.___________________________________________________________________Please note: You must subscribe to a Caller Display service from your network provider for the nuisance call block and visual voicemail features to work. Charges may apply.
  • Product codes: 5016351617953

What’s better BT Essential Cordless Phone or BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine?

There are obviously a number of differences between BT Essential Cordless Phone and BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £69.99 cost of BT Essential Cordless Phone is closer to the expectation you had than the £54.99 pricep point of BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between BT Essential Cordless Phone and BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that BT Essential Cordless Phone scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas BT 4600 Cordless Phone with Answering Machine scores 8.5 out of 10 from 629 reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Telephones as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



BT Essential Cordless Phone



Rating:
8.77 out of
10