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HMD’s Barbie flip phone goes extremely hard

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Summary
Nutrition label

47% Informative

HMD’s Barbie -branded flip phone arrives a little late to catch the Hot Foldable Summer wave.

The Barbie phone is a true feature phone; no apps, just connectivity for calls and texts.

HMD is pitching it as a device for a digital detox so you can “take a vacation from your smartphone”.

VR Score

25

Informative language

10

Neutral language

49

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

23

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

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