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Kids Young Teens Texting Nuts Social Networkers

For those aged 12-15 who are slightly more serious about being in contact with friends.

What's most important to younger teens? Being able to reach out to their friends if and when they want or need to. That means they would like a phone that is good at text messaging, but also provides a slightly more rich feature set than just a simple entry-level device. The devices listed below all have full QWERTY keyboards for messaging as well as cameras, simple web browser, and access to some apps for a little bit of extra added fun. Because looks are also important, they each have a bit of style and panache that gives them their own identity.

AT&T: LG Neon GT365 Find out more Buy this phone	Sprint: Sanyo SCP-2700 Find out more Buy this phone
T-Mobile: Samsung Comeback T559 Find out more Buy this phone	Verizon: Nokia Twist 7705 Find out more Buy this phone

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