Barbie’s hot pink flip phone is coming to the real world this summer

In the event you have been questioning when manufacturers will lastly cease making an attempt to money in on the Barbie craze, the reply is, in some way, not but. HMD (or Human Cellular Units), which has been making Nokia telephones for the previous few years, introduced for MWC that it’s partnered with Mattel to launch an official Barbie Flip Telephone this summer time. It’ll be pink, clearly, with a touch of “sparkle.”

Aesthetically, it sounds so much like the unique scorching pink Motorola Razr of the aughts. However whereas that telephone finally received rebooted as a smartphone for the period of contemporary foldables, the Barbie telephone is preserving issues fairly fundamental. It’ll be a function telephone, not a smartphone, with HMD advertising it as an adjunct geared towards “fashion, nostalgia and a much-needed digital detox.” HMD hasn’t revealed a lot else about it but, like pricing or precise images, however the firm says it plans to unveil the Barbie Flip Telephone at MWC, so we’ll doubtless see extra of it because the week unfolds.

Most individuals is probably not able to ditch their smartphones totally simply but, however in the event you’re in search of a burner, that is in all probability one of many cutest you can get.

Atone for the entire information from MWC 2024 proper here!