According to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), 75.5% of 12-year-old children have their own smartphone, and by the time they are 15, up to 96% of the total have one. But... At what age should teenagers have a cell phone?
Although the use of smartphones by teenagers has been controversial for a few years now, this issue has been on everyone's lips for a month now. The debate was generated at the beginning of November as a result of a group of Catalan families who organized themselves seeking social change to limit the use of these devices until the age of 16. WhatsApp and Telegram groups, under the name "Mobile-Free Adolescence", which have thousands of users in one month. Furthermore, this initiative has expanded to other regions of Spain, achieving massive mobilization.
Given these initiatives, together with the need for parents to have their children located, there is a product that has experienced a great boom: cell phones that only allow you to make calls. Therefore, they will be a highly sought-after gift this Christmas.
At El Comprador de La Vanguardia we want to make it easier for you to find a suitable mobile phone for your teenage son or daughter and we offer you quality and affordable models. Mobile phones with a keyboard, which will not allow you to access WhatsApp or TikTok, but with which you can contact her/him.
*Prices updated on December 4, 2023
