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Mobile phones for kids

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ActualHornist · 15/12/2019 13:05

Please I need some help!

What phones have you got your young teens/pre-teens that satisfy the following:

  • fairly cheap
  • won’t get teased for having a shit phone
  • has something on there that I can use to monitor easily (and block certain websites)
  • can download WhatsApp and other mainstream apps including Apple Music as I already pay for a family membership on that and I don’t especially want to switch to Spotify.
  • decent screen and camera - doesn’t have to be top of the range or anything but I remember how frustrating it can be when the screen isn’t very responsive

I’m looking at the Huawei Y6 which looks pretty good, but I’m a little worried that I might not be able to monitor very closely or that some apps might not be available. Husband and I both have iPhones but I’d rather not buy those as even the iPhone 6 is pretty expensive. I have twins so double the price, they start secondary school next September but I’d like them to have their phones and start getting friends numbers now.

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ActualHornist · 15/12/2019 13:07

Oops I went back to edit and forgot to add - I’ve looked at a Nokia and while it looks ok, it does say the screen isn’t great. The Huawei looks nice (had a go in a shop yesterday) but can I get all the apps I want?

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