{"id":292907,"date":"2025-12-01T11:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/292907\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:24:09","slug":"xploraone-by-hmd-is-a-hybrid-phone-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/292907\/","title":{"rendered":"XploraOne by HMD is a hybrid phone for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly two months ago, HMD launched its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/hmd_touch_4g-14208.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Touch 4G<\/a> \u2013 a hybrid phone which blends smartphone features inside a feature phone. HMD is now following up with another interesting device, which is aimed at children and was co-developed with Norwegian brand Xplora \u2013 an established player in the kids&#8217; smartwatch market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-row clearfix\">&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/25\/11\/xploraone-hmd-ofic\/inline\/-1200x900m\/gsmarena_001.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"XploraOne by HMD\" width=\"269\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764588248_245_gsmarena_001.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/25\/11\/xploraone-hmd-ofic\/inline\/-1200x900m\/gsmarena_002.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"XploraOne by HMD\" width=\"372\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764588248_440_gsmarena_002.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>XploraOne by HMD<\/p>\n<p>XploraOne by HMD is a similar concept to the HMD Touch 4G, but with a clear focus on being kid-friendly. While no specs or pricing for the device were shared just yet, we can see the design similarities with the HMD Touch 4G.<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-row clearfix\">&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/25\/11\/xploraone-hmd-ofic\/inline\/-1200x900m\/gsmarena_003.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"XploraOne's UI\" width=\"207\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764588248_148_gsmarena_003.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/25\/11\/xploraone-hmd-ofic\/inline\/-1200x900m\/gsmarena_004.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"XploraOne's UI\" width=\"207\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764588249_916_gsmarena_004.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/25\/11\/xploraone-hmd-ofic\/inline\/-1200x900m\/gsmarena_005.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"XploraOne's UI\" width=\"207\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764588249_962_gsmarena_005.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>XploraOne&#8217;s UI<\/p>\n<p>XploraOne brings a similar-looking compact touchscreen, selfie cam and home button on the front side. The back features a single camera and an LED flash. We can also spot a physical SIM slot on the left-hand side, as well as a power and volume rocker on the right. The top side appears to have an additional button as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-row clearfix\">&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/25\/11\/xploraone-hmd-ofic\/inline\/-1200x900m\/gsmarena_006.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"XploraOne by HMD\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764588249_658_gsmarena_006.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>XploraOne by HMD<\/p>\n<p>The teasers confirm that XploraOne can make and take calls, send typed and voice messages. It also features extensive parental controls and no third-party apps, web browsers or social media apps. HMD and Xplora are expected to share more details about the device soon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/xplora.fi\/products\/xploraone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">XploraOne by HMD<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nearly two months ago, HMD launched its Touch 4G \u2013 a hybrid phone which blends smartphone features inside&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292908,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[2306,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-292907","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}