KT announced on the 5th that it will conduct a pre-sale for the smartphone 'Pochako Kids Phone,' themed around the popular Sanrio character Pochako, at its official online mall. Starting on the 10th, it will also be available for purchase at KT stores nationwide.
The Pochako Kids Phone includes various accessories such as a Pochako case, necklace strap, grip talk, and screen protector, built on the Samsung Electronics Galaxy A16 LTE device. This device is equipped with IP54-rated water and dust resistance and is released in one color, light green. The price is 349,800 won.
The Pochako Kids Phone comes pre-installed with the financial app 'Puffin,' which allows parents to manage their children's spending habits. Customers who apply for a Puffin card will receive a '5,000 won allowance coupon.' Additionally, customers aged 12 and under can use two junior-exclusive plans, and if parents use a plan of 100,000 won or more, they can receive an additional discount of 8,800 won per month.
Customers subscribed to the junior plan can use 'KT Safe Box' for free, which offers various features such as location tracking, harmful site blocking, and study focus mode.
To commemorate the online pre-sale, KT is providing customers who order the Pochako Kids Phone by the 9th with three months of communication fee support along with a 'RAY height measuring tool' as a gift.
Son Jong-yeop, head of KT's device business division, noted, 'Following the collaboration with Cinnamoroll in 2024, we have partnered with the most popular character in the country for 2025,' adding, 'We will continue to discover devices that customers love.'