The classic flip phone is back. Stay connected with 4G and WhatsApp and Facebook. Its external screen shows who’s calling. The big buttons make for easy messaging and dialing. Plus, the dedicated emergency button is there for extra peace of mind.
It’s so difficult to innovate on design and form factor in such a saturated market as smartphones that even resuscitating the dead seems like a viable option.
It’s cute and all but, regretfully, it isn’t.
I dare you to drop your flagship iPhone or Android for a flip phone for real.
I've been a Nokia 5.1 user for about 3 months and gotta say, Nokia make a pretty slick phone. The only thing I don't like? No push notifications from apps.
Which is basically a deal-breaker.
Apparently a known-issue introduced with buggy battery saving system apps in a February update, and even though I recognise this is running a different OS, the fact that there hasn't been a fix for such a fundamental feature would make me pretty reluctant to get another Nokia device.
This could be a great second phone for travelers who need a 4g router to share wifi
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I figured we'd eventually move back to a smaller talk/text device designed to simply provide www connection for productivity and full comms devices.
Fun to see it happening!
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Omg omg now dont get me wrong I absolutely love my Note 8, but a flip phone comeback - damn. I loved my flip phones and have wanted another, ugh. My Motorola Razor was my all time fav.
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