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The 4 Coolest Kid Phones For 2018

By Enero Febrero

Kids are often seen spending time checking out games, interesting resources and learning tools on their smartphones and tablets.

A good phone with a horde of exciting features is all you need to get your kid hooked on cutting edge technology. With that in mind, here’s a list of the coolest phones for kids that would make for an awesome birthday gift this year. Let’s take a look at them one by one:

Blu R1 HD

Available in black, this is a nice Android phone that you can easily purchase on Amazon. The highly affordable phone offers 8 GB of storage. Other specs include a crisp five-inch, 1280 x 720 IPS LCD display (294 ppi), resulting in top quality images and videos along with the quad-core 1.3GHz MediaTek 6735 processor for optimized performance. The 1 GB RAM is arguably more than enough for any kid. It runs on Android Marshmallow 6 and has an eight-megapixel rear camera and five-megapixel front camera; both are capable of taking nice family photos. Once you buy this phone, consider monitoring your child’s activity with a good parental control app like mspy.

Moto G Play

The Moto G play is an excellent cellphone with built-in parental control features like access-control to the Google Play Store, giving you enough power to manage your child’s browsing and social media activity. Featuring a five-inch screen powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor with 2GB RAM, this phone is a unique blend of functional efficiency and simplicity. The display is 1280 x 720 IPS with a 294-PPI resolution. Moreover, the Moto G Play comes equipped with two cameras: a 5 MP in the front and an 8 MP in the rear that provide loads of flexibility for photo editing and sharing.

iPhone 7s

A cup of coffee and your iPhone 8 are mandatory for some quality time — but for kids, it may be better to choose something inexpensive like the iPhone 7s. You can purchase it fully unlocked, so your child won’t have any problem using it on any carrier. The phone features a fingerprint reader, built-in games, a Siri virtual assistant, and an amazing resolution of 326 pixels per inch. You can purchase this phone in silver, gold and space gray at an affordable price on Amazon.

Huawei Honor 8 Smartphone

The Huawei Honor 8 smartphone is an ideal phone for first-time smartphone users and those who are learning to use different apps. And although it’s good beginners, this phone also offers a stunning LCD display and a 12 MP dual-lens camera, making it a viable option for kids who prefer flexibility and user-friendliness. The smartphone uses the Android OS with an interactive user interface that allows kids to easily scroll through it’s many built-in features like games, apps and miscellaneous programs.

Photo Credit: Stephalee31

August 8, 2018

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