How to Use flip phone in a Sentence

flip phone

noun
  • The new flip phone will be available in stores on June 23.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 1 June 2023
  • Connor has a smart phone, and Shields owns a flip phone.
    Bryce Dole, oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
  • People didn’t even have flip phones the last time the Court took up a case like this.
    Sam Sanders, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2023
  • And he’s been known to ditch his iPhone for a flip phone for stretches at a time.
    Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The Motorola Razr Plus’ reign as the best flip phone might be short-lived.
    Allison Johnson, The Verge, 26 July 2023
  • The filming style has the feel of footage captured by a close friend on a flip phone camera.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Since then, the brand has released tons of throwback phones that include slim flip phones like the 2660 Flip.
    Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
  • Who is most likely to get rid of their smartphone and go back to using a flip phone?
    Emily Becker, Women's Health, 24 May 2023
  • There were only flip phones at that time, so there would be no way to tell if I was lost or off track.
    Ruthie Ackerman, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2023
  • There are two other notable changes in this flip phone.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 10 July 2024
  • He was allowed a kid's smartwatch and then he was allowed a flip phone.
    Staff Author, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • And the flip phone is a favorite accessory – a statement against the herd and its iPhones.
    Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2024
  • From flip phones to smartphones to ones with the strictest parental controls, these picks keep kids connected and safe.
    Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 18 Aug. 2023
  • But until then, right now the two flip phones are sort of neck and neck in overall quality.
    Ben Sin, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • When open, these flip phones are not much different from a normal phone.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 22 May 2023
  • Oppo has launched its new flip phone, named the Find N2 Flip, globally this week via a London launch event.
    Ben Sin, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Even crazier, the flip phone was still four years away from being introduced.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Folding flip phones don't have great battery life, but every boost helps.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 10 July 2024
  • After Horn made his way into the end zone, his teammate Michael Lewis raised the goal post padding and handed Horn a flip phone.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2023
  • In about six months, though, the displays grew to the size of a flip phone screen and came equipped with retro games similar to Pac-Man and Tetris — all on a product that costs less than $20.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
  • There was an unexpected return to the ’90s and early aughts: flip phones.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Samsung saved this year’s biggest advancements for the flip phone.
    Allison Johnson, The Verge, 26 July 2023
  • Unlike many popular phones on the market, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 is a 6.7-inch flip phone that can fold in half to fit in your pocket.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Perhaps Aziz texted it out to the world using his beloved flip phone, but the old technology failed and the message didn’t go through.
    Vulture, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The drawing depicted her taking a call on an silver flip phone with her hair pulled up in a ponytail.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Motorola once led the mobile phone market, with its chic flip phones like the Motorola Razr.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The Nokia 2780 is an elevated flip phone with a digital screen on the outside, which displays the time and caller IDs.
    Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, Hilton’s sign off happened at Motorola’s event as the phone company unveiled a new model of flip phone.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
  • Huawei already sells folding and flip phones, as do its Chinese competitors.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The Sidekick was unique in that the screen spun horizontally to display a full keyboard, giving the same satisfaction of a flip phone with a keyboard that was easier to type on.
    Sara Belcher, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024

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