For many families, Christmas is the time a child unwraps their first smartphone. Children want something that looks great and lets them keep in touch with their friends and family. Parents want to know it’s safe, and won’t cost a fortune.

The OtherPhone from SafetyMode, co-designed with Mumsnet parents, delivers all of it in one box.

Here are five reasons it makes the ideal Christmas gift…

  • A phone they’ll be genuinely excited to unwrap: No child wants a phone that looks like a “kids’ phone”, and the OtherPhone isn’t one. It’s built on the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, from the London design brand known for doing things differently. Its signature cool design feels stylish and grown-up. Add a big, bright screen and a great camera for snaps with friends, and it’s a phone they’ll be proud to show off and pull out of their pocket.
  • A lot of phone for the money: The OtherPhone combines a stylish Nothing smartphone with SafetyMode’s full suite of safety software for only £279. A case and screen protector come in the box, so it’s ready to gift and ready to use, and delivery is free. There’s no compulsory subscription: the core safety features work straight out of the box, for good. Three months of SafetyMode Plus is included free, after which families can keep its extra features for £5.99 a month, or simply carry on with SafetyMode as standard, which provides all the core safety features for free.
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(OtherPhone)
  • Freedom for them, peace of mind for you: A first phone is a big step towards independence, and the OtherPhone lets children take it with confidence. They can message friends on WhatsApp, share photos and use the apps they love, while SafetyMode quietly blocks harmful content in real time across every app that the parent allows to be on the phone, including nudity, cyberbullying and abusive language. Rather than banning apps outright, it allows parents to filter what appears within them. So children get to join in safety with their friends, and parents feel more relaxed.. Location tracking comes as standard, too, and apps can be switched off entirely if preferred. SafetyMode works across all apps, including SnapChat, Roblox, Tiktok and YouTube.
  • A gift that grows with them: Designed for children aged 8 to 14+, the OtherPhone isn’t a gift they’ll outgrow by next Christmas. It can start as a simple, distraction-free list of essential apps (for example Contacts, Camera and Music), moves to a traditional app grid as they get older, and can graduate to full Android smartphone when parents decide they’re ready, depending on the child’s age, personality and needs. When that day comes, SafetyMode can be removed completely and the phone stays theirs, along with all their photos and data.
  • More family time, fewer screen-time battles: The OtherPhone is designed to help children enjoy their phone without getting hooked on it. Its anti-addiction home screen and suppressed notifications mean less endless scrolling, while app scheduling lets parents set the rhythm: games after homework, no social media at bedtime, and phones down for Christmas dinner and family time. With SafetyMode Plus, every setting can be changed from a parent’s own phone, with no need to take the child’s phone away and no arguments.
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(OtherPhone)

The OtherPhone is available now from safetymode.com, priced at £279 with free delivery and a 30-day return guarantee.

Orders are normally dispatched within one working day; order by 21 December 2026 for delivery before Christmas. Every phone includes three months of SafetyMode Plus free, after which SafetyMode Plus costs £5.99 per month and can be cancelled at any time. The phone’s core safety features, including content filtering, app scheduling, location tracking and word and website blacklists, continue to work without a Plus subscription.