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Dumb phones with WhatsApp in the UK

Keep the group chats, lose the feeds. These simple phones run WhatsApp, and every one is sold in the UK. Pick your network and we'll only show the ones we've confirmed make calls on it.

Short answer

Confirmed on the most big networks in the UK (3 of 4): HMD Fusion X1. Cheapest confirmed: HMD Fusion X1, from £175 (price checked 15 Oct 2026), on EE, O2 and Vodafone.

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  1. HMD Fusion X1

    A smartphone for children with parental controls from Xplora (subscription needed).

    • Touch
    • WhatsApp
    • Wi-Fi hotspot
    • Maps
    • Battery: about 2 days of use

    from £175

Which dumb phones have WhatsApp?

Only some. WhatsApp needs a phone whose system it supports, so most button phones can't run it at all. We only list a phone here once we've confirmed it has WhatsApp, with the source on its details page.

A phone with WhatsApp usually also has a web browser and other apps, so it's a little less plain than a phone for talk and text only. Each phone's details page lists exactly what it can and can't do.

Will it work on my network?

WhatsApp works over mobile data or Wi-Fi, but the phone still needs to make ordinary calls on your network, and many networks now only carry calls over 4G. Pick your network above and we'll only show phones we've confirmed.

Dumb phones with WhatsApp by network

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

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