{"id":31264,"date":"2024-08-27T18:03:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T01:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blinkbargain.com\/blog\/the-retro-barbie-flip-phone-arrives-in-october-only-15-months-after-the-movie\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T18:03:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T01:03:04","slug":"the-retro-barbie-flip-phone-arrives-in-october-only-15-months-after-the-movie","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/blinkbargain.com\/blog\/the-retro-barbie-flip-phone-arrives-in-october-only-15-months-after-the-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"The retro Barbie flip phone arrives in October, only 15 months after the movie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HMD\u2019s Barbie Phone, the novelty device for Y2K-nostalgic hot pink aficionados<\/a>, finally has pricing and release info. The Mattel-sanctioned champion of tardy movie tie-ins launches in October \u2014 only 15 months after Greta Gerwig\u2019s movie hit theaters! \u2014 for $129.<\/p>\n The handset is the creation of Human Mobile Devices (HMD)<\/a>, which currently owns the branding rights to Nokia phones<\/a>. Rather than a smartphone replacement, the Barbie Phone is a retro-styled flip phone (positively Nokida-esque) with a T9 keyboard and no third-party apps in sight. The company pitches it as \u201cthe perfect tool to live your best life and take a vacation from your smartphone.\u201d<\/p>\n You won\u2019t find any social media apps, but the phone still makes calls and sends texts. When powering the handset up, you\u2019ll be greeted by a \u201cHi Barbie\u201d voice before you fire up Malibu Snake<\/em> for a tribute to OG mobile gaming. Its keypad (in \u201cBarbie pink,\u201d of course) has hidden designs like palm trees, hearts and flamingos that light up in the dark. Because why the hell not?!<\/em><\/p>\n