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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Sure, there are certainly a plethora of bargain-bin devices doled out to students every year that have the processing power of a flip phone, but not all Chromebooks are built the same.
—PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
But if no one else had a smartphone—or even if, say, only half of the child’s sixth-grade class had one—parents would feel more comfortable providing a basic flip phone (or no phone at all).
—Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024
This year’s lineup of devices will include an HMD phone, an iconic Nokia phone, plus a Barbie flip phone.
—Julian Chokkattu Simon Hill, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
There, cardboard boxes hold beepers, Motorola flip phones, Casio watches and American flags covered with the debris from ground zero.
—Chelsia Rose Marcius Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Sometimes flip phones get saddled with mediocre components, but this looks like flagship-level stuff.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2023
Even crazier, the flip phone was still four years away from being introduced.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
Consider that one of the buzziest technology gadgets is a $139 phone case that gives your iPhone a Blackberry-style keyboard and that some teens (and adults) love flip phones.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
The Flip is expected to increase the overall capacity by around eight per cent, with a 1097 mAh and 2790 mAh battery packed into the flip phone.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
But if no one else had a smartphone—or even if, say, only half of the child’s sixth-grade class had one—parents would feel more comfortable providing a basic flip phone (or no phone at all).
—Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024
This year’s lineup of devices will include an HMD phone, an iconic Nokia phone, plus a Barbie flip phone.
—Julian Chokkattu Simon Hill, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
There, cardboard boxes hold beepers, Motorola flip phones, Casio watches and American flags covered with the debris from ground zero.
—Chelsia Rose Marcius Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Sometimes flip phones get saddled with mediocre components, but this looks like flagship-level stuff.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2023
Even crazier, the flip phone was still four years away from being introduced.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
Consider that one of the buzziest technology gadgets is a $139 phone case that gives your iPhone a Blackberry-style keyboard and that some teens (and adults) love flip phones.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
The Flip is expected to increase the overall capacity by around eight per cent, with a 1097 mAh and 2790 mAh battery packed into the flip phone.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
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“Flip phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20phone. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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