I get it why foldable phones are a thing, it’s like having a normal size phone and a small tablet in one and it’s easier to work on fodable devices than regular phones. But why are flip phones a thing?

  • freamon@endlesstalk.org
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    1 year ago

    Flip phones are usually synonymous with dumb phones, so it’s more about being permanently online rather than physical dimensions.

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      1 year ago

      I get what you mean, but with flip phones I meant phones like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip or Moto Razr phones.

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        1 year ago

        Those are still foldables. I definitely thought that by “flip phone” you meant dumb-phones.

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          1 year ago

          Yeah, under Flip Phone I understand those things that were popular right before Smartphones became common

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            1 year ago

            To me a flip phone is a phone that can be folded but the screen is not part of the hinge. Whereas “foldable” refers to a screen that can be folded.

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          1 year ago

          They’re different sorts of foldables. Hence Samsung calling one of theirs “Fold” and the other “Flip” (because the latter is the same form factor as older clamshell designs).