HMD Barbie Phone Reviewed By 40 Year Old Man

[@TechSpurt]

Cheers for checking out my Barbie Phone review! Um, if you're a kid you probably shouldn't be watching, incidentally. Some potty mouthed stuff in there as usual. Although no worse than you hear from your parents' bedroom, most likely

[@funnyvideosonlyfvo904]

@@TechSpurt 😅😅😅 you are always funny

[@nikkichantele3130]

@TechSpurt Very gimmicky but it not being touch screen. What's the point of anything that's a huge step back in technology

[@grumpylad]

Waiting for the one-week review ;)

[@jtec99]

Shaking like ashittttin dog 😂. Spurt honestly, do you have a script or is this all off the cuff wizardry?

[@JezyYT]

😂😂😂😂

[@SatunSatun]

I can only imagine how successful the sales would have been if they had sold it last year during all the Barbie movie craze

[@syedkhalid2993]

This would have gone CRAZY in the early 2000s

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

All they would have needed to do was have movie Barbie carrying a plastic fake phone in her handbag which turns into this phone once she's in the human world.

[@killbot86]

Don’t forget that Motorola had released a pink version of their Razr phone back in the mid-2000s…..

[@Greybell]

​@@syedkhalid2993well it was already popular... the Chinese barbie phone toys lol

[@factcheckingyourmum]

​@@killbot86 I LOVED THAT PHONE. I still pine after it. Now this Barbie phone can fill that void

[@ermv]

43 y.o. man watches 40 y.o. man review a Barbie phone

[@laoma4131]

I am a bloke 48 years old lol. 😂

[@Jedbullet29]

Hah! I see your 43 and 48, and raise to 55. I'm here for the comedy and the Geordie/probably makem accent. I do like that pink phone he's gannin on aboot though 😊

[@megan2085]

that’s so iconic i love that for you

[@jamesedward2949]

Old people 😅

[@StefanMedici]

​@@Jedbullet29 you got me bet. But I'm here for it.

[@JithuNair95]

One Punch Man reviews Gadgets from Another Universe.

[@DezaltOfTheDreg]

One Punch Geezer

[@user-1zUm1]

Looking forward to the anime😂

[@jh221177]

😂😂😂

[@madness1931]

This one does the alternative training regime: 100 cans of beer 100 cans of cider 10 shots of whiskey 100 days waiting for a hospital appointment.

[@Int37]

Peak fiction

[@MadisOtenurm]

Considering there is still a market for these kinds of "dumbphones", I feel like there should also be proportional advancements in camera technology, and therefore SoC and memory capacity. Just because your children or grandparents don't get a smartphone, doesn't mean they don't want good pictures (relative to price).

[@MangoPanic]

There have been phones in this form factor release with like 40mp+ cameras. It's not that we can't, it's just that companies wanna save a buck and people don't want to shell out that much for a dumbphone

[@AzureRT456]

Only recent dumbphone that has decent memory/Soc is Cat S22 Flip. And it runs Android Go

[@ezravldina3467]

I see most people don't really care for camera

[@peugeoting]

I think part of the problem is that a lot of people don’t know or care what a good picture is. Anybody buying a dumb phone who wants to take good photos will already own a better, standalone camera and nobody else cares enough for it to be worth the extra cost. Most people really cannot see the difference in quality. Unless every flip phone on the market starts providing better cameras no manufacturer will!

[@MangoPanic]

​@@peugeoting I disagree with that. I know a lot of people who enjoy photography, or simply taking some basic photos without having to squint to see what the photo is even of. And they use phones to do it, because only enthusiasts carry cameras nowadays. If you think the average layman can't discern the difference between a 5mp image and a 16mp one, you're crazy. I don't think anyone expects insane quality out of a flip phone, but cameras below like 12mp shouldn't even be getting sold anymore.

[@TheSpacepigeon]

My brother introduced his phone to a stone path last week, and with his birthday coming up I was going to buy him a phone. This is ideal as he'll be 41.

[@TechSpurt]

There may be another phone/path interaction happening real soon

[@TheSpacepigeon]

Replace path with my face and you might be right!

[@laurint1]

Haha

[@MythicSuns]

Talk about a 2000s nostalgia trip. I know it's not technically a 2000s phone but come on; wrist straps, changeable back covers, a clamshell phone with a physical T9 keypad, a replaceable battery, barbie, it's all there! Makes me miss the days when a phone with a changeable back cover wasn't seen as rare and unusual.

[@TechSpurt]

Yeah, the fully customisable phones back in the day were cracking. Those Lumias with the swappable backs too. Hopefully making a comeback soon!

[@JamesBD05]

@@TechSpurt If companies like fairphone can convince phone manufacturers that replaceable backs are still effective in waterproofing, It's very possible

[@Darkest_matter]

you can change back covers easily? ever taken apaart a modern android motorola, or a vivo? the back cover is held on by glue.

[@AzureRT456]

​@@JamesBD05that's the thing, it *was* possible. Look at Galaxy S5. Companies are just greedy nowadays and fairphone is no better

[@jdcv17]

Ah, reminds me of the changeable covers on my old Nokia 3200 which was stolen unfortunately.

[@Pierrue]

Super cute phone. It seems to be good for just a starter phone for a kid to keep them off social media. Or maybe for older people who don't want all the smartphone features.

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

There needs to be a ken phone too. Or maybe there is one lol.

[@acydicrxn]

removable battery, headphone jack, microsd slot...immediately better than basically any new phone

[@Jazzzy13y]

Fr

[@kathrose336]

i got mine yesterday and i love it! the easter eggs are so fun and im obsessed with the included diamantes and stickers for customisation purposes (totally didnt spend most of my lunch break decorating it!) i do wish the music player software was a bit better though

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

It is SUPER cute, especially with all the little toys that come with it!

[@KateWilsonn]

How did you get your contacts on it? I put my SIM card in but nothing transferred over and it said no service. Would you suggest buying a different SIM card only for the flip phone?

[@hollowclarity]

So you are telling me that this 100£ Barbie phone comes with accessories and my 1200$ s23 ultra had a cable in the box? Really? What is wrong with you Samsung

[@rejectionisprotection4448]

It’s the environment apparently. Any old excuse to remove faculties and accessories.

[@hollowclarity]

@rejectionisprotection4448 oh yes the environment. No one cares for it when overconsumption is taking over the world and for of life but when they are to leave us some cool stuff to attach to our expensive phones they care for it .

[@rejectionisprotection4448]

@@hollowclarity Oh absolutely, when they can save money by it or charge more then it's different of course.

[@Kromiball]

Better yet, it's actually 50£ without Barbie branding. It's a Nokia 2660 Flip.

[@Legitti]

Worth upgrading from S24 Ultra? 😂

[@WeirdTroll666]

ye

[@TechSpurt]

It doesn't hurt me every time I squeeze it into my trousers, so yes!

[@OneNiftyBoi]

No doubt.

[@-HatsuneMiku]

*I'm sorry but this is sooooo cute, its giving y2k realness! Although the phone itself is lacking in modern features, its still very cool with the additional straps, backings etc.*

[@nolanpick6906]

Anxiously awaiting the Ken phone packaged in a Mojo Dojo Casa House. Fur cape case maybe?

[@Jedbullet29]

With a tux and bow tie 😉

[@brentsummers7377]

The amount of effort that Nokia/HMD put into this phone, accessories, packaging, etc is seriously impressive & utterly amazing. Amazing, because Nokia/HMD seem to be in a downward death spiral with phones like the Nokia C32 having had exactly zero security updates since November 2023! I even did a factory re-set in the hope it would bring in another security update. I thought it would get security updates in a timely fashion like they managed to do around 2018/19. The C32 is very slow but does have impressive battery life & a good camera for the price.

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

On the plus side, you probably don't have to worry about your Barbie phone getting hacked

[@abcun17]

8:20 "Guide your big pink snake towards the melons and watch it grow!" . Huh...you don't say!😳😲😂🤣🤪

[@lessthanhairyhunter2466]

just saw him say that on the shorts version and am still drying my eyes!

[@farorewind3379]

I can even hear that song in my head…”i’m a barbie girl, in a barbie world”

[@TechSpurt]

And once it's in there, it never leaves...

[@mikrokupu]

@@TechSpurt Who knew that 1500 years later the Vikings would be all about Barbie 😁The song is Danish, the phone comes from a Finnish company

[@Director_osworld]

Barbie phone review after 3 bottles of beer, for the KZbin shenanigans 😅. Everybody loves uncle spurt

[@gollymsdolly7704]

It’s amazing that this unboxing experience trumps that of most expensive smartphones. Make phone unboxing exciting again!

[@aurorayoru5333]

5:36 I don’t think the FM radio is old enough for people not to know about since it still exist and is used widely

[@MangoPanic]

Yeah 😭 People forget that most folks still listen to the radio in the car when they can't be bothered connecting their phones

[@planetminecraft411]

The minute I saw this video in my notifications, I knew I had to watch it! Probably the funniest review I've seen LOL. Great video, Chris!

[@TechSpurt]

Cheers!

[@FleshDept]

As silly as it is I actually like how there’s Easter eggs and stuff. It’s basically a Nokia 2780 and honestly if I was gonna switch to a flip I might as well go all the way lol

[@TechSpurt]

Yep, go big or go home etc!

[@hunterSuperShorts]

Stayc's phone in phineas and ferb 🗿

[@TechSpurt]

Ha, great show

[@chavsny1578]

That's a great package tbh, with plenty of stuff for customization.

[@MangoPanic]

Right? I've never seen a modern feature phone ship with that many customization options straight up in the box

[@elizabethmcnamara6548]

From a female Bravo 👏 I am throughly impressed by your bathroom etiquette.

[@alvintollah]

Now do a 3 month long term review for it. 😄

[@TechSpurt]

Will do!

[@MythicSuns]

If Mattel has their finger on the pulse they'll soon be releasing Tech Spurt Barbie, complete with pint glass and hip flask accessories and assortment of various Monster Munch.

[@TechSpurt]

A Ken for the ages! Don't forget a backpack full of bloody smartphones too

[@Project_Weaver]

@@TechSpurtDildos *

[@GFourGadget]

You're actually the correct target audience for this phone 😂

[@jamiejack6916]

10/10 phone of the year 🏆

[@mikachu314]

Remember early 2000s when we all had unique phones like this ? Good old time !

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

That Barbie phone looks amazing! And that box is like a jewellery box!

[@MarkGFRex]

I came here for the double entendre's and wasn't disappointed. Brilliant review as usual

[@bonusbaby801]

Huh...Uncle Spurt really did say "BARBIE" phone. I thought I was hearing "BOBBY"😂

[@TechSpurt]

I might have been slurring every now and then 😅

[@alimurraji6156]

He has a beautiful little daughter. This phone is a perfect joy for her.🎉🎉

[@juggle95]

Uncle has truly ascended, he is beyond human comprehension now 😂

[@lheeziekim2710]

Just ordered one! Can't wait to unbox it too!

[@saikahussain7213]

How can we order this??can you please tell me

[@GalidorDimension]

​@@saikahussain7213 HMD website

[@thebestcat9601]

I just bought one to help me disconnect from my smartphone. I’m excited!

[@Ana-cadabra]

I want this so I don’t have to be on my socials consuming all my time

[@PaddyWV]

Spat me coffee out anticipating what you might suggest that Ken was going to "Swell"😮

[@SirBolsón]

Uncle Spurt SLAYING the patriarchy with this banger!

[@sharukhrahman7925]

Nostalgic phone.. having thoughts to buy one for my nana.

[@TheICEgirl6100]

I actually missed the fm radio on new phones, cause why the hell do i need an app and internet acces to listen to the radio

[@ariebirb]

i am so excited for this to come to the usa!

[@ayatosbeech9757]

I am shocked with the pink snake and watermelon.... But hey it's tech spurt so I knew what would happen.

[@ronnielimony]

I wish these phones were available to the rest of the world

[@jessicab6723]

It's available in about ten countries I think

[@lostnfoundbox4326]

I live in the Philippines and I got it from a Nokia store for 101 usd.

[@OffTheShelfGameReviews]

Not going to lie here, I had zero interest or desire for this phone but if you had the cojones to honestly review it, I damn well am watching the entire video from beginning to end, and sharing it

[@mrbedford]

Sort of phone you get your kid you don't like to go to school with so they get picked on, then they come home and cry and send them back with the same phone becuase their story was so funny!

[@13lucasryan]

Hi uncle ken, love the title 😂

[@The_Arby]

It's just a 2660 Flip with a extortionate price tag and some extra crap, lol

[@emward6858]

Exactly

[@thebestcat9601]

But it is nostalgic for those of us with a y2k childhood and a love for Barbie. I needed a dumb phone so I ordered it.

[@vanillainfusion]

is pink. I am willing to pay extra for that. lol

[@The_Arby]

@@vanillainfusion Get a Pink cheap smartphone, far better value 🙂

[@bildaling]

Camera quality makes this a potential addition to my future purchase list

[@glenaitken9403]

I'll wait for the Nokia Fraggle Rock 3310 methinks. Comes in a purple Fuzzy Felt case and comes with a free miniature construction worker......

[@flowerboi4715]

If only the camera was a better I'd buy this in a heartbeat

[@TheBismrk]

Remember when phones had a reflective part near the camera to check your selfie framing

[@ZeroStako]

One of the funniest reviews I've ever seen.

[@claudiameier666]

seems nice for a young barbie fan

[@jeffreyaprias3447]

Dual sim and sd card slot. Sign me up!

[@plunder1956]

I bet your daughter is WAY too cool to rock this phone.

[@Darkest_matter]

this phone would've been popular in likr 2004

[@dffulmer1]

Very colorful! Thank UUUUU !!!

[@SuperQueenV.]

I love it! Also, I'm gonna need to hear you say Barbie 100x again

[@MajinBoooo]

Im 25 years old and didn’t know I needed this phone for aesthetic purposes

[@AbdAbdAbdAbd]

the fact that a barbie phone has more upgradable than a modern day flagship really speaks volumes huh lol

[@anastasiia58]

You calling the original 1959 Barbie a "David Bowie Barbie" got me floored🤣

[@georgeallensamuel3609]

Here comes more blurry photos of spaceships in the woods.

[@hanasschoolwork4564]

Hahaha

[@chickenclips]

good lawd that camera took me back to the 90s

[@rc653]

There's probably a hello kitty phone already made somewhere in one of the Asian/Japanese countries.

[@melbutterworth7976]

This needed to be released with the movie, there's like zero hype now

[@lidette711]

I wanted to get one, but it costs more than 100 euros where I live, shipping not yet included. :(

[@elChefsito735]

Yes..But does it have a Ken ringtone? 🗿?

[@PlzCa1mDown]

Ah yes, Barbie's famous catchphrase, how could i forget😂 tech spurt always makes me laugh 😂

[@MariposaMegan]

This is so perfect. It was made for me.

[@mvp5170]

It's actually good to buy for kids, thanks for revealing

[@Emppu_T.]

One of the best reviews no doubt

[@ArthropodSpidey]

“Barbie Man reviews 40 year old phone” also works

[@morighani]

LMAO

[@Alexander0189]

definitely knew you'd go there 1:54

[@ThatPunkFan]

How long did you use this as a daily driver? I wanna make sure I'm doing an informed purchase if I'm going all out for this.

[@roberthunter7247]

Lmao when you said Barbie exhibition, I immediately thought of the gestapo chief Klaus Barbie 😄

[@baz8755]

99 Quid!? You can get non eye singeingly pink feature phones for a fraction of the price.

[@JordiLA]

Awesome Review! 💖

[@andy0995]

I'll be 29 this 15 September and still want it!

[@iamhawee]

Could at least include a 'Notes' app as Nokia used to have on their basic phones..

[@No-ds4tz]

YES I WAS HOPING ITD HAVE THE RADIO!!! Im actually quite excited for it

[@nyamchee]

IF IT DOESN’T HAVE AN “I’M JUST KEN” RINGTONE I’M NOT BUYING

[@GummyFantasy]

such a surprise haha i loved this review

[@hteekay]

I'd buy this as a gag gift for my gym crazed friend.

[@svenkamog2232]

Oh man, you should have dressed up for the occasion...missed a trick there 😞

[@TechSpurt]

There's literally nothing in my wardrobe that isn't an H&M t-shirt sadly!

[@markknight2768]

High on my list as my next daily driver!!!!

[@rejectionisprotection4448]

87% Lager Chris, really? I’m surprised it’s so little.

[@homework6183]

Wow, in the US version the design of the box is different and the charger comes attached to the adapter

[@rc653]

Does it have the barbie theme song as part of the ringtone?

[@sunshineonarainyday5443]

I wouldn’t want this review done by anyone else to be honest 😂❤

[@saumar]

"Shocking hair" That's a new one.

[@destvh]

Classiest dealer phone ever😂😂

[@aliciapena9929]

Pretty phone love Barbie 😊love the pink too😊

[@Rapzody]

“Ayayay! you're my little butterfly.” 🦋

[@TR15TON]

Presumably not of the anal variety is nefarious. The way i burst out laughing 😂😂😂

[@garth8979]

This will complement my pink Range Rover nicely.

[@Bane_Amesta]

Missed oportunity to make this following the Japanese standards, same form factor, but adding Android. I wish those were internationally available because is literally the best combo

[@buddysadventuregame1255]

This video is way too underrated

[@sky3767]

Nice review uncle spurt

[@TiCaSa71]

does it support hotspots? thats all I need besides what its already got