HMD is making a Barbie flip phone alongside a smartphone for tinkerers

Two barbie dolls, one holding a toy phone.
C’mon Barbie let’s go make some phone calls. | Image: HMD

HMD is crossing its fingers for a second summer of Barbie. The company, which has exclusively sold phones under the Nokia brand name for the past seven years, has announced plans to release a Barbie-branded flip phone this July in partnership with Mattel. It’s one of several devices HMD has on the way for this summer, which also include a new Nokia-branded retro feature phone, and an HMD-branded smartphone. Finally, the company has also announced early plans for a new development platform it’s calling “HMD Fusion.”

No pricing, specs, or features were announced for the as-yet-unnamed Barbie phone, but expect it to be a traditional feature flip phone rather than a smartphone. In an interview, HMD’s global head of insight, proposition, and...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/25/24082418/hmd-human-mobile-devices-barbie-flip-phone-fusion-mwc-2024-barcelona

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