In the event you have been questioning when manufacturers will lastly cease attempting to money in on the Barbie craze, the reply is, someway, 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 Cellphone this summer season. It’ll be pink, clearly, with a touch of “sparkle.”
Aesthetically, it sounds quite a bit like the unique scorching pink Motorola Razr of the aughts. However whereas that telephone finally acquired rebooted as a smartphone for the period of recent foldables, the Barbie telephone is preserving issues fairly fundamental. It’ll be a function telephone, not a smartphone, with HMD advertising and marketing it as an adjunct geared towards “model, 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 Cellphone at MWC, so we’ll possible see extra of it because the week unfolds.
Most individuals might not be able to ditch their smartphones completely simply but, however in case you’re on the lookout for a burner, that is in all probability one of many cutest you possibly can get.
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