Barbie’s scorching pink flip cellphone is coming to the actual world this summer time

If you happen to have been questioning when manufacturers will lastly cease making an attempt to money in on the Barbie craze, the reply is, in some way, not but. HMD (or Human Cell Units), which has been making Nokia telephones for the previous few years, introduced for MWC that it’s partnered with Mattel to launch an official Barbie Flip Telephone this summer time. It’ll be pink, clearly, with a splash of “sparkle.”

Aesthetically, it sounds lots like the unique scorching pink Motorola Razr of the aughts. However whereas that cellphone finally obtained rebooted as a smartphone for the period of contemporary foldables, the Barbie cellphone is preserving issues fairly fundamental. It’ll be a characteristic cellphone, not a smartphone, with HMD advertising and marketing it as an adjunct geared towards “type, nostalgia and a much-needed digital detox.” HMD hasn’t revealed a lot else about it but, like pricing or precise pictures, however the firm says it plans to unveil the Barbie Flip Telephone at MWC, so we’ll possible see extra of it because the week unfolds.

Most individuals is probably not able to ditch their smartphones completely simply but, however in case you’re searching for a burner, that is in all probability one of many cutest you might get.