flip phone

Hinged calling device

A flip phone is a mobile phone with a hinged cover that folds over the keypad or screen.

Opening the phone answers calls; closing it ends them.

The design dominated the early cellphone era before touchscreen smartphones.

Some users now prefer flip phones for their simplicity or to limit screen time: I switched back to a flip phone to disconnect.

form

clamshell

Hinged mollusk covering

pocket-sized · handheld · slim · lightweight · collapsible · two-piece · portable · small · neat · discreet

technology

keypad

Button array for input

  • LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
  • antennaBroadcast signal receiver
  • batteryPortable electricity storage

charger · SIM · cellular · 2G · 3G · GSM · signal · roaming · texting · SMS

brands

Motorola

American electronics corporation

  • NokiaFinnish telecom corporation
  • SamsungSouth Korean tech conglomerate
  • LGKorean electronics conglomerate

Sanyo

nostalgia

retro

Evoking recent past

vintage · bygone · obsolete · dated · discontinued · collectible · simpler times · digital detox · dumbphone

aesthetic

sleek

Smooth and elegant

chic · designer · fashionable · cool · status symbol · accessory · statement piece · minimalist · hipster

Categories
Opposites
technology sophistication

flip phonesmartphone

Handheld connected computer

iPhone · flagship phone · iPhone Pro · phablet · Galaxy

form factor/design

flip phonecandy bar phone

Rectangular one-piece mobile

brick phone

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G