Smart watch for children

Let’s talk smart watches but for little ones. Not old enough for a phone or Apple/android Watch what else is out there? Well Emily and Alfie both have an Xplora XGO3 one. Both received them for their birthday and have a giffgaff SIM card. I put £10 credit on, on their birthday’s and haven’t had to top up yet as they can only ring a few people and they know it’s only when needed. 

It’s pretty basic but they feel grown up and for less than £140 it’s a good starting point.

Benefits

• GPS & Safety Zones I love that I can track them from my phone (fab for school trips, playing at friends houses and just incase when we go busy places). - Xplora XGO 3 uses multiple services to show the device location. An option is available to setup Safety Zones around key locations such as home and school

• Only people I add to the contacts using the app can call or they call them. 

• It doesn’t have text messages but I can message them both through the app and they can message me. Messages are free just uses data. 

• It can take pictures

• It counts steps 

• They all seem to love playing with the calculator and going through the ring tones.

• You can change the watch face through a choice of about 5 I think. 

Screen shots showing Home Screen, chat feature, call and where they are. 

This is how we message 

They can type or do voice notes. 

It gives me notifications if it’s turned on or off and can creat safe zone

Tracking is pretty accurate ‘within 15 meters’ often goes down to within 5. But when driving it will fluctuate

So this what the safe zone looks like, if they were to leave that area I get a notification

My children are really happy with their watches for now. I would look at updating Emily’s in the next year as she is about to turn 9 and by time she goes to high school I would be looking at getting her a phone. 

Would you be interested in a smart watch before moving on to a phone? 

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