Retevis RT628 Walkie Talkies for Kids Toys Gifts for 6-12 Years Old Boys Girls Long Range 2 Way

The value is great and it works from long range which is amazing. Read more

I’m writing this review as I consider myself a pretty advanced radio communication nerd. Over the years I’ve owned multiple pairs of walked talkies, thousands of dollars worth of ham radio equipment, and other stuff that isn’t going to matter to you. This isn’t about my resume - this is about what I feel about these walkie talkies. Anyway, buy them. They’re decent quality for MOST consumer grade use. Need to communicate with your kids at the campground? Car to car communication on the highway? Hiking? Fishing? Camping? Attending festivals or outdoor gatherings? I’d recommend them. They’re NOT HEAVY DUTY commercial grade. They're not water resistant or waterproof. Would not recommend them if there's any chance they'll get wet. For very basic communication, they do work well though and the primary reason I bought them is that they run on AA alkaline batteries. They’re NOT rechargeable and I wanted that. Pop in a fresh set of AA batteries and you’re good to go! You're not reliant on any kind of USB electrical charging or anything. Fresh AA's are all you need to communicate - and that was the main selling point here for me. The audio quality is good, communications grade audio. They have several options, including adjustable alert/ring tone, sub-tone codes, and adjustable power levels. In my tests, low power worked out to about 1/2 mile in the clear. High power was almost 1 mile in the open clear. If you're inside a car, building/house, or there's trees/foliage, your range will decrease some. READ the instructions that come with them! There are TWO power levels! For those complaining about the poor range, make sure you switch to HIGH power and your range will increase at the expense of battery life. These talkies are no frills, basic, NOT waterproof, but for less than $20 why are you expecting more? They talk to one another, fit the hand well, and as long as you care for them, will serve you for many years. Read more

Got these for my nephew and his friends to play with. He loves the color. Good value for the money, powerful range, totally portable. I wish they had a charging capability. But the battery life is good enough. Read more

The sound quality was incredible, and it worked exceptionally well. The batteries lasted for an impressive 8 months. My son absolutely loved it. I would say that it’s probably suitable for children aged 8 and above, or even 10 and above, considering that it has multiple functions that might be challenging for younger kids to comprehend. Read more

I got these for my kids for Christmas. We will be ordering more for everyone in the family to have their own. They are so good! I’ve never had a toy walkie talkie work so great!! Read more

These work well. Size is perfect for little hands and easy to use. Read more

Just got these and they look great but ... Every button push is an attempt to wake the dead on the other side of the planet. Who made the key-push beeps so loud? Do the manufacturers all wear earplugs and so they can't hear the beeps unless they are as piercing as Legolas' arrow at Helms Deep?! My god, it is insanity. Surely the manual tells me how to turn it off? NOPE. There is a secret setting: (1) While turned off, (2) Press and hold the down-arrow-key & power button till it turns on, (3) once again enjoy peace in _some_ of your life. [The setting saves through turning-off/on, mercifully] To disable the roger-beep do the same but with the up-arrow-key & power-on. (again, not in the user manual) Next up: UL means.... ? Any guesses? Receiver Volume. What? UL is volume? like they took the two letters after Vo to make it UL? That is insanity. It should be nothing or it should be Vo or even just S for Sound. Undocumented critical features knock off some stars. I've found cheapo walkie-talkies that make it simple -- they have button-beep and roger-beep settings in their standard menu, so you can super easy disable or even change your roger-beep settings without having to search the internet. Small issue because most folks probably don't use this feature: Dual-channel monitoring is a neat idea but TERRIBLE implementation that I don't see as particularly useful (unless you were a sophisticated radio-user). First, when you use the term "monitor" that means one channel is secondary and being monitored and the other channel is primary and will be used for transmitting. That's not how it works. It flashes quickly between the two channels but it's actually switching -- if you press-to-talk while on your "monitoring" channel, you transmit on that channel. So you have to be looking AT the screen and then catch the channel you want to respond to if someone hasn't just transmitted on that channel. When would you ever use that? Not to mention, another bug with this functionality: When you have dual channel on and you go to edit your channel, it'll show you editing whatever channel is flashing on screen (it alternates between your primary channel where you send-receive, and the monitoring channel). So if you are monitoring 15 and sending on 7 and you press it at just the right time, it'll show 15 -- BUT crucially -- you're not modifying that channel, you are changing channel 7. So if you change the channel to 20, then your send/receive channel will now be 20 and you'll still be monitoring 15. That's just confusing. So what we have is an incredibly sophisticated and esoteric implementation of "Dual Monitor" which is actually "Dual Monitor/Transmit" but no menu setting for roger-beeps and button-push beeps. Other annoying user-interface issues: Also, what does CHG mean on the top plastic cover? Can I use rechargeable batteries? Manual is no help, I assume not. Real easy to hit the PTT when picking up because it's nearly flush with the left-side, a similar color and takes a light-touch but any heavy user will get used to that quickly so not a big deal. Other walkie-talkies at this price point seem to have a dinky-flashlight. Is this needed? Nope. Is it cool for kids? Kinda. Especially since the headphone/mic jack seems non-standard -- your old headphones or earbuds lying around aren't going to fit. Needs something special. Inconsistent button-interface. (Gosh, this company hates details). So the far-left button has power-symbol on top and scan symbol on the bottom. Press-&-hold to turn off/on. Okay, so the far-right button has musical note (call button) on top and "Mon" on bottom. So, you'd expect press-&-hold to Call. NOPE, reversed. Press-&-hold to monitor, short-press to call. What? Why the inconsistency? Or it would be if the Menu button didn't work the same way. Press-&-hold to lock but single press for menu. So why is the power button that way? IDK! Confusing and inconsistent so you can't rely on a rule-of-thumb. Finally, no way to turn off the Call Sound. Which isn't a huge deal but the button is so easy to push accidentally that being able to turn it off would be good. Let's end on a high-note: I like the size, seems comfortable to use for a child or adult. (it's a little slippery for me but I'm clumsy) Lock-button also locks volume/menu, even if you power-on/off. Good for kids. The 3-AA battery seems like a good choice for longer-lasting usage. Hoping so! Belt-clips are cool. (Lanyard hole would be cooler if it came with a lanyard) Sound quality seems really good with nice tail-squelch. At $6/unit these are 5-stars (undocumented settings very annoying but get-what-you-pay-for) but list price is $12.50/unit (up to $19/unit) and that makes them 3-stars. Remember newbies, for the fun-times, the channel and IEC (small number) must match to talk to each other. Read more

They were for a 7 year old boy. It was so his mom could stay in contact on their farm has great range pretty durable. More than one channel, good sound. To early to know about battery life. Even his 3 yr old brother could use it . Happy with purchase Read more