Back when the first cell phones with touchscreens came out, people couldn’t ditch their outdated flip phones fast enough. But now, when the average American spends nearly five-and-a-half hours a day ...

Remember the satisfying snap of closing a flip phone? It’s 2025, and flip phones are back with a modern twist featuring AI, Flex Mode, and custom cover screens. From Samsung’s Z Flip6 to Tecno’s ...

Gen Z is putting their smartphones down and trading them for flip phones this summer. Lauren from Alexandria, Virginia, and other Gen Zers across social media are calling it a "flip phone summer." One ...

In an era of screen fatigue and notification overload, Gen Z is quietly rebelling, favoring analog devices over smartphones. Google searches for “dumbphones” rose by 89% from 2018 to 2021, according ...

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Text is hard to read on cover display Telephoto-less zoom is hit and miss Doesn't feel as premium as the competition If you had told me that I would like a Jimmy Choo-inspired flip phone over the ...

In an era where smartphones keep getting larger, both flip phones and compact smartphones have carved out a niche for users who prefer easier-to-hold devices. But since these two kinds of smartphones ...

HUAWEI has launched the Pura X foldable phone in China. This device differs from other Flip foldables by offering a squat 16:10 display. The phone starts at $1,037 in China, but there’s no word on a ...

For many people, a quiet moment means an opportunity to pull out their smartphones and start doomscrolling. But for one week this semester, six University of Virginia students did something decidedly ...

If you've been around long enough to witness the evolution of cell phones, then you know that clamshell-style flip phones aren't really new. Motorola was the first to release one in the late 1980s ...