Phones for kids
A first phone that lets your child call and text you, without social media, an app store or a web browser in their pocket. Here are the phones sold in Australia that suit kids.
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HMD Barbie Phone
A pink flip phone with a mirror and a themed interface, popular as a first phone.
- Flip
- No app store
- Battery: up to 9 hours of talk
from $198.72
What makes a good first phone?
For most families the answer is: it calls and texts reliably, it's tough enough to survive a school bag, the battery lasts, and it's cheap enough that losing it isn't a disaster.
Check which extras you're happy with. Some simple phones have a camera, a web browser or WhatsApp, and some don't. Use the "Must have" boxes, or look at each phone's details page, where we list exactly what it can and can't do.
Make sure it works on your network
A phone that can't make calls on your child's network is no use in an emergency. Pick the network above and we'll only show phones we've confirmed can make calls on it.
More guides
How we check · Which phones make calls on which network · Networks in Australia