The VTech KidiCom Advance has many of the features that you find on a ‘proper’ mobile phone – a camera, an app that allows you to silly filters as you do with Snapchat, a notes section, a calendar, clock, alarm, voice messaging, music player and much more. Children can wirelessly exchange texts or send video messages securely with family and friends through the KidiCom Chat app. App logos are a decent size and easy to locate, and the home button has positioning that’s familiar from real phones.

GET CREATIVE: This music toy features a DJ disc and DJ pad buttons which produce 30 cool sound effects. EDUCATIONAL TOY: Connect to VTech's platform to download lots of e-books, apps and games and choose from a child-friendly library of videos and music - it includes great educational built-in games and apps, and lots more to download!I contacted Vtech who weren't too much help, more or less blamed my WiFi despite it working ok before. Includes built-in games, face-tracking photo filters and effects to create cool selfies and augmented reality monster catching game! IDEAL GIFT FOR CHILDREN: Ideal as a gift for Christmas and birthdays, this kids music toy is designed for boys and girls ages 6 years and up and includes a 3. 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. MUSIC KIDS TOY: Perform all your favourite songs via any external music player and experiment with the fun voice changing effects.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). EDUCATIONAL TOY: Connect to VTech's platform to download lots of e-books, apps and games and choose from a child-friendly library of videos and music - including great educational built-in games and apps, and a ton more to download! Possibly less educationally, they like to take selfie after selfie using the Snapchat filters on my phone, and I can’t count how many blurred photos I find on the iPad of feet and close-ups of eyeballs and nostrils.First of all, it looks incredibly realistic – it really does look like a big smartphone, which is part of the attraction for the kids. 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. It’s not cheap, but it’s a high quality and fun electronic learning toy, which is what I’ve come to expect from VTech! But this is a really intuitive device, and if you’ve ever set up a mobile phone or a tablet, this is very similar.

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. Product 2: MUSIC KIDS TOY: Perform all your favourite songs via any external music player and experiment with the fun voice changing effects. When you switch it on, you see device details appearing, much as you do when switching on a regular phone.

There is no manual but honestly with kids being so intuitive with technology and the way this has been designed it is no stumbling block at all. 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. There’s a spoken guide/instructions for most things, which is articulated in a male voice with a Southern Standard British accent.