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HMD Global's Barbie Phone is a dumbphone your pre-teen might actually like

It comes with interchangeable accessories, a built-in mirror, and swappable backs!

(Image credit: Android Central)Join Namerah Saud Fatmi as she explores the cool, quirky, and sometimes downright odd world of smartphone accessories, gadgets, and other nerdy toys every week. There are stickers in the box, replaceable backs for the phone, a beaded lanyard, a handful of cutesy charms, and gems to bedazzle the device as well. Most brands take pre-existing models and tweak them to make them suitable for kids or teenagers by bolstering privacy and security, and adding stricter parental controls.

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