the elmo cell phone is very cute for toddlers iys not to loud and very durablemy son is 6 now and he still has his.very strong so kids can throw it around,it wont brake easily.the noise level is very low and has a very calm and relaxing tune,perfect gift for a 2 or 3 year old.battery life is very long great on off swith.it has wonderful colors a very cute antenna it looks like the cell phones in the year 1980 or so.its huge a little to heavy but thats ok then kids cant throw at each other