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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 Ireland that suit kids.

Short answer

Confirmed to make calls on all 3 big networks in Ireland: HMD 2660 Flip 4G. Cheapest confirmed: HMD 2660 Flip 4G, from €59.99 (price checked 23 Oct 2026), on eir, Three and Vodafone.

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  1. HMD 2660 Flip 4G

    A clamshell with big buttons and a 2.8" screen, often chosen for older relatives.

    • Flip
    • No app store
    • Battery: up to 8 hours of talk

    from €59.99

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.

Phones for kids by network

How many of the phones above we've confirmed make calls on each network in Ireland:

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How we check · Which phones make calls on which network · Networks in Ireland