Does the HMD Barbie Phone work on MEO?

Q: Does the HMD Barbie Phone work on MEO?

Works. Calls and texts work over 2G, which MEO keeps running for voice now 3G is gone, and 4G data should work (shared bands: 1, 3, 7, 20).

Last checked 22 Oct 20264 sourcesWorked out from published specs

Yes, it should.

Works

Calls and texts work over 2G, which MEO keeps running for voice now 3G is gone, and 4G data should work (shared bands: 1, 3, 7, 20).

You should be able to put a MEO SIM in the HMD Barbie Phone and make calls, send texts and use data.

We worked this out from the phone's published bands and MEO's own published network facts (see How we check). Nobody has confirmed it for this exact pairing yet.

MEO (Portugal)

3G: Switched off (completed 31 January 2024)
2G: 2G stays on for voice calls nationwide

HMD Barbie Phone

2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G: 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1700/2100 (AWS) MHz, 1900 MHz, 2100 MHz
4G bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
4G Calling: yes – Listed in HMD's VoLTE-verified product list (TA-1681).

Other networks in Portugal

NOS Works
Vodafone Portugal Works

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Sources

How we decide: our method.