Dumb, cheap phone for kid?
Dumb, cheap phone for kid?
Hey folks, my wife and I use Pixel phones, but we're starting to think about a phone for our kid, really just to be able to call 911, probably wouldn't even get data. We're looking for cheap and boring, the fewer features, the better. Also open to smart watches, tho we have no experience with them.
Are there any devices that fit the bill? I'm thinking something like an old Nokia brick from 20 years ago, but of course with VoLTE/VoNR.
Thanks for any help this community can provide!
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Google needs to make the three Little Pigsels, a series of special starter Pixels for children. The three Pigsels come in Straw, Wood, or Brick, and feature a stock Android UI and a standard Pixel camera to get your child started on the correct path.
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Probably getting a used Pixel 5A or something would be more than enough. Pixel 6a if you'd rather have the longer updates and you don't care about the capacitive fingerprint sensor but I think the latter would be easier for a kid.
It will get Android 14 and another 10 or 12 months of security purchase and it's like 120 bucks.
You go to a prepaid carrier to probably get a bunch of resources like the TCL stylus is $20 if you poured a number over to MetroPCS and $80 if you don't. You just have to buy these two months of service which is pretty cheap
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I bought this one for my youngest brother. It works fine and it comes with a years worth of service. Bought it so he can call me during emergencies. https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/829226
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Nokia still makes dumb phones now, with 4G too!
Check out the Nokia 225 4G and 6300 4G.
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You could go this route. The phones have good various parental controls, relatively cheap and effective. Gabb Phone
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Woah, this rules. Never seen it before.
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Yeah it's pretty big out where I'm from. They also make smart watches too I believe.
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Just search dumb/bar/feature phone on Amazon, you'll find lots of it. If you want 4G connectivity, add 4G keywords. That's it.
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Asking for recommendations usually means hoping your peers will have personal experience, which beats just searching for phones and reading the reviews that may or may not have ill intent.
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