Samsung S3030 Tobi for pre teens

Pre teenagers have something to look forward to this holiday season from Samsung; the S3030 Tobi range of colourful phones for 'pre-teens' featuring an interface with animated characters and themes.

Samsung has used bio-plastics, non-toxic paints and non-allergenic materials to make it eco-friendly; even the earphones are not PVC. 

The younger users will also like the changeable rear covers that also have a sleeve to put in your own pictures.

For parents concerned about their children's safety, the phone has features such as fake call, SOS messages and SOS calls.

The GSM compatible phone weighs less than 100 grams, has a sliding form factor and features a TFT screen with a 144x176resolution.

Memory requirements are handled by the 15MB of internal memory and a microSD slot, which supports up to 8GB of memory cards.

Samsung has not revealed the price but the launch in a number of western markets across the globe is expected this month.