slider phone
Keyboard-revealing handset design
A slider phone is a mobile phone design where the screen slides up or out to reveal a physical keyboard beneath.
Popular in the mid-2000s before touchscreens dominated, slider phones offered compact size when closed and full QWERTY keyboards for texting: I miss my old slider phone—typing was so much easier.
The mechanism eventually fell out of favor as virtual keyboards improved.
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- railHorizontal support bar
- trackPath or monitored route
- revealMake something visible
- concealKeep from being seen
extend · retract · snap · click · glide · two-piece · hinge · spring
Tightly packed together
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
- slimThin or meager
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- handheldDesigned for palm use
lightweight · portable · ergonomic · candy bar · clamshell · two-tier · stackable · thick
Dominant keyboard configuration
- keypadButton array for input
- thumb typingEntering text with digits
- backlitLit from behind
- number padDigit entry keypad
alphanumeric · predictive text · shortcut keys · button press
spring-loaded
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conceal · extend · retract · snap · click · glide · two-piece · hinge · spring · latch
compact
Tightly packed together
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
- slimThin or meager
- sleekSmooth and elegant
handheld · lightweight · portable · ergonomic · candy bar · clamshell · two-tier · stackable · thick · bulky
QWERTY
Dominant keyboard configuration
- keypadButton array for input
- thumb typingEntering text with digits
- backlitLit from behind
number pad · alphanumeric · predictive text · shortcut keys · button press
retro
Evoking recent past
old-school · flip · memories · bygone · era · relic · 2000s · Nokia · Samsung · LG
SMS
Mobile text protocol
send · receive · inbox · outbox · draft · thread · character limit · emoticon · abbreviation · predictive text
- communication devicescellphone, landline, smartphone, payphone, iPhone
- phonescellphone, smartphone, speakerphone, softphone
- feature phonesdumbphone, keypad, numeric keypad, number pad, clamshell design