flip phone
noun
plural flip phones
: a cell phone with a hinged body that opens and closes
Smith, who was still using a flip phone, was suspicious of his girlfriend's preoccupation with social media, worrying that it would detract from the experience.—
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Samsung’s outer display philosophy is more in line with the flip phones of old, wherein the outer screen was meant to provide glanceable information only.
—PC Magazine, 12 July 2025
Samsung was also among the first to introduce a flip foldable; its first flip phone was announced in 2020, just before the Covid lockdowns.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Samsung’s new flip phone has a larger 4.1-inch external screen that covers the entire front of the device when closed, and a slightly bigger 6.9-inch screen on the inside.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Carrying the flip phone was trendy, and made for better photos on nights out.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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PC Magazine, 12 July 2025
Samsung was also among the first to introduce a flip foldable; its first flip phone was announced in 2020, just before the Covid lockdowns.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Samsung’s new flip phone has a larger 4.1-inch external screen that covers the entire front of the device when closed, and a slightly bigger 6.9-inch screen on the inside.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Carrying the flip phone was trendy, and made for better photos on nights out.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for flip phone
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“Flip phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20phone. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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