VTechKidicom Advance 3.0 (Blue), Learning Toy & Safe Communication Device & Kidi Super Star DJ, Kids Microphone Toy with Songs and Sound Effects, Microphone and Adjustable Stand

Bought this for my 8 year old daughter to help improve her spellings. She loves that she can text family members. The safety is good and only allows approved people. Has an okay camera with fun filters which she also likes.

Fantastic buy! My son really loves it. Great price

The media could not be loaded.  From adult prespectibe In app purchase are a bit expensive .and screen touch sensitivity need a harder press but. But the chat app is Grate to to communicate with pics and videos. And can only add approved adults to chat. So good security 👏 reslution and image qualitycould be better for the price. Poor battery life have to charge after 1.5h screen time.

I bought this for my son last christmas as he wanted a phone and didn't want him having a proper mobil yet, it was ok for 3 months then in April I had to have the product replaced as the camera was a black screen and you couldn't take photos. To be fair Vtech and Amazon were very good they replaced the product no questions once they know what had happened, but unfortunately the phone has broke again, the camera has done the same thing has a black screen, also couldn't get access to kidicom chat, reset the phone to factory settings and the phone wouldn't let me connect to internet so couldn't do anything on it, Vtech and Amazon have been really good they have issued a refund but now i have a dissappointed child, I would not recommend this product.

This looks and feels pretty much like a smartphone. Since it's on the high end of budget smartphone/tablet pricing, you would hope for nothing less.The device is quite chunky and rugged – no bad features in a kids’ wi-fi device. There is a slightly unbalanced feeling in the hand, as it’s appreciably heavier towards the bottom half of the device, but since this is the part that’s held, it’s not much of an issue. When you switch it on, you see device details appearing, much as you do when switching on a regular phone. I pictured this next to my phone (a low-mid-range Motorola One Vision that’s a couple of years old) to give an idea of its size.This is supplied with a micro USB to mains charging cable. A little dated perhaps, now that devices for grown-ups are moving on to USB-C, but I’m always pleased to see a kids’ electronic device like this that has a standard cable type, rather than something esoteric and bespoke because it’s a toy that proves a nightmare to replace. If this cable gets damaged, lost, or forgotten, it should be easy and inexpensive enough to find a substitute.There are no instructions at all in the box. But this is a really intuitive device, and if you’ve ever set up a mobile phone or a tablet, this is very similar. Easier than setting up a regular phone as there are no SIM cards to worry about. Required steps are flagged and explained. You need to add wi-fi details and register your device to access the full range of activities and functions. This identified our wi-fi (as well as its second channel and a Mesh wi-fi system we’re running) without problem, and connected easily.The screen is pretty good. The quality is better than that on the budget Alcatel smartphone I bought for my Dad. It’s not HD-style super-crisp, but isn’t blurry/dotty looking either. The apps are clearly laid out in grid fashion, with 3D background wallpaper with elements that actually move when the phone is tilted. App logos are a decent size and easy to locate, and the home button has positioning that’s familiar from real phones. There’s a spoken guide/instructions for most things, which is articulated in a male voice with a Southern Standard British accent.The camera is pretty good. This doesn’t have front- and back-facing cameras as grown-up devices do, instead there’s a tilting plastic bar at the top of the device with the camera lens built in to it. This can be tipped so that it faces front or back. In addition, the camera lens can be slid from side to side inside this bar. At 5MP, the inbuilt camera is solid for a kids’ camera.I wasn’t quite sure how this would go down with my nephews. I was sure at least one of them would like it, because it’s tech, but wasn’t sure whether it would seem too babyish for the 8 year-old, and prove too old/hard to use for the almost 3 year-old.In fact, it’s about right for the 8 year-old to enjoy it and the almost 3 year-old to grow in to it. The device doesn’t look too babyish. 8 gets the most out of it, because as well as the games, camera, music, and video players, he can use the messaging and calling features to talk to his cousins over wi-fi. But under supervision nearly 3 can also enjoy the audio/video players, video chats, and some of the apps.I like the limited wi-fi features that this has: that with shared app use it allows contact between known and approved users; and that parental controls are pretty strict. I like that this allows safe browsing, and parental controls can be used to restrict access and time used. It’s a good, safe, controlled, use of phone/tablet-type technology for children.This came in packaging that was largely made of cardboard, although inside the box and a cardboard surround this was secured in a moulded plastic tray. The way that this has been done is quite clever – as the box has an opening, book-style display front for use in bricks and mortar shops that still uses a little bit of plastic to allow the toy to be seen, but keeps this to a bare minimum.

A great alternative to purchasing a tablet or phone for your child.This looks and feels like a big smartphone, which is partially why the little ones like them, though much more robust and hard-wearing. I have no worries that it will withstand children's rough handling.At 2MP, the rotatable camera isn't the best quality, but it has plenty of fun filters to play around with and does good to satisfy most kids' photography. There's a music player, several games, and a VTech app store to download more from. I've increased the memory to 40GB using a micro SD-card, but there's already 8GB built into the device that should last a while on its own.I love how much parental control it gives me as well. There's an internet browser that allows access to pre-approved child-friendly sites, and a Wi-Fi messaging feature that allows communication with pre-approved contacts. There isn't a calling feature though.The notes section is a nice addition for the kids to keep their "reminders" and "to-dos" in. The screen is good quality too, easy to navigate, and very responsive.Overall, good value for money and I would be happy to recommend.If this review helped, please click on the ‘helpful’ button to let others know! Thanks ツ

The main feature my daughter enjoys is the use of KidiCom and it is a safe and easy way to stay in contact with close friends and family. However following a forgotten password request she has been locked out of the account and despite countless attempts to contact customer support no new password has been furnished so that she is locked out of the account rendering this product completely useless. I have requested a refund but simply no reply from customer service to the request. I do not recommend this product.