HMD Barbie | Flip | Unlocked | KaiOS | Power Pink | US Version

This phone is now my daily use phone. It replaced my Samsung Galaxy S24. I only had eSim in my S24 though T-Mobile, so I went into the store to get a physical Sim card, which they installed for me. I turned on the phone and made a call and it worked perfectly, loud and clear! I forgot how much I had missed the shape of flip phones while I am on a call. They just make sense ergonomically. The phone itself is great. Startup is cute, it says "Hi Barbie" at the loadup screen. It's pretty customizable. I set up my speed dial contacts, set up a quick call contact (my husband) for the action button below the volume bar, and I ordered an SD card to add music. On KaiOS, there is an app store. PodLP is available to listen to podcasts. I subscribed to a few of my favorites already. Then you can access FM radio via wired headphones, which will be good for the gym if I get bored of my own music. The grip is good in the hands. Of course, it will take getting used to, since we are all predisposed to heavy rectangles. This is lightweight and beautiful. It did slip out of my hands at one point when I was being careless, and (just like in the old Nokia days) the back fell off and battery fell out. The thing is, I prefer that to a massive glass shatter on a 1200 dollar phone. It comes with 3 cases for the back. The cases feel slippery and plasticky, but durable. I feel that the phone is well protected. The battery lasts all day no problem, even though I have been tinkering around on it downloading apps and playing games (new phones always get a lot of attention in their first few weeks am I right?) but it holds up! I could see it easily lasting closer to 3 or 4 days if I don't do all that. I will very likely come and update this review after a month or so of use. I put some stickers on the mirror side of the phone. I made sure that they didn't block the time and notification display. I also added the little beaded strap and swirly back case. It's definitely eye-catching! You know, it's interesting enough to see someone unironically using a flip phone these days, so one this adorable is bound to get comments. My husband called while I was checking out at Trader Joe's and the cashier said "IS THAT A FLIP PHONE?!" She was so excited to see it and when I told her it was actually Barbie themed she was very interested. So many questions like "How do you not have a smart phone, isn't it so hard?" etc. I did grow up in the 80's and 90's so it wasn't a difficult adjustment since I already know how to type, navigate, and speed dial on these phones. But it is freeing to go to the park with my daughter and really experience the moments. Not get a notification for TikTok or YT or a facebook comment and feel that urge to check it. Once you check that notification, you're bound to check something else, and so on and so on... until all your kid knows is you've got your face stuck to your phone again while she plays alone. Not anymore. Come on, Barbie. Let's go party! Lets get back to a basic phone with perks like Google Maps and Podcasts, and say no to constant social media and content connection. We aren't built for that! Side note, I also got a cute little screen free camera (won't say the brand here but it's to SNAP photos at CAMP let's just say.) Between the screen free camera and the flip phone I am LOVING life. And actually living it.

I have been wanting to go to a feature phone for awhile, but I wanted it to be cute! I bought this one once I was ready, put in my sim card... And found out I couldn't receive group texts. I have ATT and it could receive regular texts, send group texts, and make calls... Just not receive group texts. I found out that it's due to RCS messaging so I turned it off on my Google account and Samsung. There was this website to have it shut off if you don't have a device - none of it helped. This video said you could try deleting group chat names... I don't think you actually can delete them? Change, yes. Delete, no. Anyways, none of that worked. On a whim, I grabbed a 7 day trial of mint mobile and popped in this new sim card with a new number unaffiliated with RCS and it worked! I was considering changing my number anyways so it will work out .. probably. The phone feels great. The outer material is a plastic with a mirror on one side of the casing. They send little jewels and stickers to decorate your phone with, but it is already pretty cute before that. You can see just hints of Barbie stuff under the keypad and it's so cute! If you used a flip phone at some point in life then it will come right back to you. It does feel pretty durable. Battery life is amazing and lasts for a few days. Sound quality is also really good and I kind of wasn't holding too much hope for that. It's easy to set up and easy to manage through the buttons. There's a besties button that you can make into a shortcut. My shortcut was text messages. The snake game is different than the old snake and better. There are goals and time limits. It moves a lot easier than it used to. When you turn it on, it says "Hi, Barbie!". It has some cute wallpapers, including one from Barbie and the Rockers. Ringtones are cute and a few are Barbie themed like "dream house". The notification sounds are a bit more generic, but not bad options and nothing too obnoxious. All in all $100 for this phone was a great deal! Whether in between smart phones or wanting to take a break this is a solid choice that's pretty cute.

If you want a flip phone this one is a great option. The bonus to having this flip phone in its basic nature is that it does have google maps on it; so that’s a helpful option that isn’t in many basic phone options. It does not have an Apple Store it will be the Kios one and as a person who doesn’t need apps having the option is nice, the quality of those apps would have to be up to people who use them regularly. The rings have Barbie themes in them which is cute, along with Barbie health tips on detoxing. No cute Ken message that some people mentioned, but that might only be on the international versions. So make sure you buy for the right region. It does not have T9 text messaging, it does have something similar with ABC predict which you will have to scroll over to find the right word. It slows down your ability to text if you have mastered T9, but once you learn it I’m sure you be fast like you were with the other method. It does have emojis and the ability to receive those and send pics without downloading data like some make you do. I have prepaid Verizon on it, and it worked right away. My SIM card didn’t fit quite right and to save time and money I shaved one side, the plastic part, and it fit just fine. It has clear voice and better reception from my old flip phone. The other pink cases you can switch out is very nice in design. The hot pink reminds me of the Barbie convertible car and the soft plastic feels like Barbie’s Mattel toys would feel like. It gives me the childlike joy of getting a Barbie from my grandmother every year, so it adds that sentimental feeling when picking it up. The only true complaint I would have is the reflective mirror on the top case. I was never a person who liked to check my face often so that isn’t a useful feature to me. I find it distracting when light catches it. I just wished it gave me an option to switch out the top case because of that. I will just put a vinyl over it but that’s me fixing it to my preference. As a consumer the downfall would be lack of Bluetooth. Outside of that I see it as a good starter phone, detox phone, senior phone, or anyone who just doesn’t want a smart phone.

Re-learning how to text on it at time can be a little annoying at times due to what we're used to nowadays. It's a really cute girly (and affordable) phone! I love it! I'm simultaneously healing my inner child, my mental health, as well as cutting my phone bill by a $100 every month (this device IS COMPATIBLE with the $3 Tello sim card that I also purchased here on Amazon, making my phone bill adjustably $5-$15 a month depending on my needs). The quality of this device appears to be on point. It seems durable! Keep in mind it does have *some* upgrades from the true 2000s phones. The primary one being, you CAN access Google Maps! It's easy to use, fits nicely in any pocket, and I overall love the look/feel to it.

I bought the HMD Barbie Phone mostly for fun—and it absolutely delivers! It’s cute, quirky, and does the basics well enough. The “Hi, Barbie!” startup greeting always brings a smile. The pink mirror finish feels magical, and the included charms, lanyard, stickers, and extra backplates make the unboxing feel like opening a jewelry box . ** What I Love:** Stylish design & charming extras: Barbie-themed packaging, glittery stickers, and a mirror-front finish—totally Instagram-worthy . Solid for everyday basics: Simple calling and texting work great. Audio is clear, and the interface feels intuitive enough for what it is . Long battery life & USB‑C: Battery lasts several days if you're not browsing often. And yes, the charging cable is pink—adorable detail . ** Things to Be Aware Of:** Camera ≠ smartphone quality: The camera is very low resolution—more for novelty than real use. Selfies are best taken with the timer using the mirror lid . Typing is old-school T9: Texting takes patience—entering passwords or long messages via the numeric keypad can be tedious . Usability quirks: The browser and calendar can be glitchy and slow. Plus, the mirror cover smudges easily if you’re not careful . Camera and display are basic: Expect a simple, low-res screen and performance that aligns with a nostalgic feature phone, not a modern device . (DoNot work with boost mobile) (YESS straight talk, Verizon T-Mobile)

Aaahhhh! I love my Barbie flip phone. So pink, so girly, so Y2K, so nostalgic! Everything listed is included. I wasted no time setting up and adding service and the battery life is amazing; 3 days no charge with minimal use. It’s equipped with Google Maps, games, an FM radio and you can even send MMS (picture messages). Fits perfectly into my regular pants pocket for ease of taking it everywhere with me. Easy to grip and the quality is impressive. I’ve dropped it already and there were no cracks or scratches to the mirror. Minor scuffs that I was able to wipe away with an alcohol pad but that’s it. I’d definitely recommend getting this phone for a break away from social media.

Cutest phone I’ve ever owned. But there’s no spam filtering AT ALL!! Unless it’s offered through your carrier on the number level you’re outta luck. If the spam filter is an app you can’t use it. And many kaiOS apps you’d normally be able to use are arbitrarily blocked to sell this as a social media free phone. Facebook doesn’t work on KaiOS anymore anyway, but when it did I wasn’t able to download it to use messenger because of that. WhatsApp dropped support as well. Nothing against the phone, but it is good to know what works on it if you were hoping for that. But it’s great for calling and texting! Other than the fact that I get at least 10 spam calls and texts a day, usually when I’m sleeping! If you don’t work at night like me you’ll probably be awake for them, but I’ve even gotten spam calls at 3 AM so it’s really disappointing to have zero way to block that. You would think a simple “silence numbers not in your contacts” would be available but no..

The call audio is decent the camera is surprisingly decent, i dropped it a few times and the mirror didn’t crack, no Bluetooth however that means you can use wired earbuds for it! Obviously texting is slower than a smartphone speaking of texting you can use some emojis on this and even see gifs and videos, although you can’t send kaomojis like a previous HMD phone i owned. The text pad is okay apart from the lower middle one, the U and V in this font makes it look like a W and that always confuses me. The phone doesn’t include anything to cover the mirror so if blinding randos on the street is your game then have at it. Theres no support for the OS anymore and recently gmail and outlook have stopped working on it as well. There is a app store but i basically only use one third party app called librivox and rarely anything else. The storage space is 1gb but you can insert a sd up to 32 gbs. You can use the browser app to watch videos but that drains the battery quicker also you can’t download anything from the web app. Theres also a radio if that pleases you and some preinstalled games like snake. Overall it’s a decent phone and so long as you don’t watch too much YouTube the battery can last a while

Loved it.. thank you so much...

My daughter loves it

works great looks amazing

Sehr Retro 👍🏻 alles funktioniert und macht Spaß

Kei leuk!!!