Back when the first cell phones with touchscreens came out, people couldn’t ditch their outdated flip phones fast enough.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 ...

Powered by the One UI 5.1 (based on Android 13) operating system and Snapdragon Qualcomm 8 Gen 2 CPU, the Flip 5 offers blistering-fast performance and gorgeous visuals across two impressive displays.

Flip phones' became widely popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Back then, opening and closing a purse and putting it in one's pocket was both convenient and stylish. Plus, they are durable. In ...

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