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This pink Barbie flip phone is really “stupid”
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This pink Barbie flip phone is really “stupid”

Everyone misses their old phone—and HMD, the maker of Nokia phones, knows it. Now the company has doubled down on the nostalgia, introducing a Barbie flip phone that’s probably as cute as it is difficult to communicate with.

The retro phone looks exactly how you’d expect the Mattel icon to be – pink all over. There’s a mirror on the front, something Barbie would love. Interchangeable Barbie-themed cases and a pearl band add flair, and there are charms and stickers to jazz up the phone. Unsurprisingly, the charger, screen cloth and battery are also pink.

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The Barbie flip phone is anything but a smartphone. It emphasizes the basic features we’ve come to know and love from flip phones and does away with all the social apps. Calling and texting are its main functions, which sounds really, really nice in a world where we’re all immersed in endless scrolling.

Announced back in February, it’s the latest dumb phone trend that’s garnering a lot of attention from people hoping to cure their internet addiction at least a little. The catch is that the Barbie flip phone is only available for pre-order in the UK for now. It will be available in the US later this year, though, so no need to worry! According to CNET, it will cost $129.

If your brain has the spatial awareness to do without GPS maps, then it is safe to say that this phone Is Enough.

Speaking of which, if this launch goes well, Lars Silberbauer, HMD’s CMO, told CNET that a Ken phone may be on the horizon.

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