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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Jelly Roll might take a while to text back from his flip phone next year.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Purple Samsung smart flip phone, black LG smartphone, black Samsung smartphone, blue LG smartphone.
—Jason Wolf, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
Some people have reverted to using flip phones as a quality of life change to avoid smartphones.
—Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
But the most telling indicator may be a recent embrace of analog technologies like flip phones, vinyl records, and cassette players.
—Zoë Bernard, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
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Marina Watts, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Purple Samsung smart flip phone, black LG smartphone, black Samsung smartphone, blue LG smartphone.
—Jason Wolf, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
Some people have reverted to using flip phones as a quality of life change to avoid smartphones.
—Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
But the most telling indicator may be a recent embrace of analog technologies like flip phones, vinyl records, and cassette players.
—Zoë Bernard, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Flip phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20phone. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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