The Gabb Z2 phone (now known simply as the Gabb Phone) offers kids a safe introduction to smartphones without exposing them to social media or the internet at large. But the Gabb Phone lacks a few features like contact monitoring or full-text message monitoring, and there’s no way to download parental control software to fill in the gaps.
If those features don’t top your list of concerns, you’ll like the Gabb Z2’s low price, quality display, decent battery life, and balance of fun and function for ages 8 to 13.