Flashback: flip phones are dead, long live the flip phone

20 June 2021
The Moto Razr was once the hottest selling phone in the world, but in only a few years flip phones were all but dead. Until recently.

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  • Roger
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  • 21 Jun 2021

I have bought a Kyocera flip phone, can’t believe what it can do ,it’s got everything I need and more, my Apple iPhone 8 isn’t
Water proof, and can’t be submerged int water, but the Kyocera can plus the claim it’s indestrutablr

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    • Raghstpart
    • Evq
    • 21 Jun 2021

    No, their not dead. i stil sell alot of them per day, much more than samsung phones, flip phones are good for old people and workers.

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      • AnonD-762416
      • 3iL
      • 21 Jun 2021

      Ayam Asin, 21 Jun 2021Nobody understand your meaning "long live", but i... moreThe Galaxy Z Flip says, "welcome out from your long stay under that rock. So, what should we start with to catch you up on the latest news? Did you know they elected a demented reality TV host for president?"

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        • Yi
        • D07
        • 21 Jun 2021

        Anonymous, 21 Jun 2021If i had that money i would do the same thing. Honestly i d... moreWho told you that flip phones are dead?... samsung is coming up with new flip 5g...long live flip phones...🤪😜🤪

          vrvly, 20 Jun 2021You forgot generations of LG's dual screen. Though it&... moreI agree with you. Since I got my LG V50 with its DualScreen case after I returned my telco-locked Samsung Galaxy Fold, every other phone look boring. Never tired of using that detachable case all day long despite the extra weight.

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            • Anonymous
            • p37
            • 21 Jun 2021

            Rob , 20 Jun 2021All phones today look the same , I brought the RAZR 2020 , ... moreIf i had that money i would do the same thing. Honestly i don´t care tha much about specs.

            Long live Motorola who invented the flip phones

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              • uS6
              • 21 Jun 2021

              why did gsmarena didnt mention blackberry only flip phone " blackberry style "

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                • Reptile
                • Ld3
                • 21 Jun 2021

                Flexible oled was a thing, a prototype thing at the time.. Search Google for "sony flexible oled"

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 6wN
                  • 21 Jun 2021

                  Flip phones can be practical for many people. But now we can use a smartphone with very powerful hardware great camera good battery life sleek screen and many many good things. IPhones don't count. They are miles behind. Android rules.

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                    • Ayam Asin
                    • IbI
                    • 21 Jun 2021

                    Nobody understand your meaning "long live", but in reality fact flip phone is NOT long live, lets face it is dead now !

                      not yet, Nokia 2720 Flip is bearing the torch

                        The current oversized display gonna kill the market soon. I would go for a keypad smart phone.

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                          • osang
                          • PD8
                          • 21 Jun 2021

                          Well, I got Alcatel Go Flip

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                            • MasEnha
                            • y$f
                            • 21 Jun 2021

                            The Nokimen communicator may be good if resurrected with slightly different approach.

                              I have to give credit to flip phones for getting me into the phone hobby. My first camera phone was actually the Sony Ericsson T616 (more known as 610). I got it January 2004. But the Sanyo SCP-5500 a month later and Motorola V600 like four months later is what really got me into it.

                              I would go on PhoneScoop. Eventually became GSM Arena more regularly like a few months later. Of course, Nokia N95 and the original Apple iPhone took things to another level in 2007. Nobody really cared about apps until the App Store in 2008 when the iPhone 3G came out.

                                Flip phones were on the rage

                                People were ok with mechanical moving parts, there was some ribbon issues here and there but it wasn't all over the place

                                And in present day people are nervous about pop up cameras and even plastic phones ... This things were on premium devices back then

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                                  • Bu77Fardo
                                  • m2J
                                  • 20 Jun 2021

                                  Well all old phones died in few years after everyone started to make touchscreen phones only. Flip phones can make a come back now when we have over 6 inch screen phones only, as these are making the phones pocket size

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 20 Jun 2021

                                    L.O.R.D, 20 Jun 2021I know about those phones. The Galaxy Folder and the Golden... moreThey were good phones as entry level Android though. They could have been great if priced appropriately.

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                                      • Rob
                                      • pwb
                                      • 20 Jun 2021

                                      All phones today look the same , I brought the RAZR 2020 , yes really expensive , needs to be lot more affordable, but that design and a folding screen is awesome I'm sure they are back and here to stay , only get better from here 👍

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