flip phone
noun
plural flip phones
: a cell phone with a hinged body that opens and closes
Smith, who was still using a flip phone, was suspicious of his girlfriend's preoccupation with social media, worrying that it would detract from the experience.—
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Motorola calls it the world’s most powerful flip phone.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Motorola’s new flip phones include AI tools that can do things like analyze what’s on a phone’s screen to provide suggestions and summarize notifications.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Phones that aren’t connected to the internet, like traditional flip phones, aren’t subject to the ban.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
Data from analytics firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners indicates that 55% of phone buyers in the US – including those who purchase flip phones and basic mobile phones – purchase their device through installment plans like these.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
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Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Motorola’s new flip phones include AI tools that can do things like analyze what’s on a phone’s screen to provide suggestions and summarize notifications.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Phones that aren’t connected to the internet, like traditional flip phones, aren’t subject to the ban.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
Data from analytics firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners indicates that 55% of phone buyers in the US – including those who purchase flip phones and basic mobile phones – purchase their device through installment plans like these.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flip phone
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“Flip phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20phone. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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