A growing number of college students are trading in their smartphones for what’s now considered trendy hardware: flip phones.

But flip phones weren't ideal for texting as you had to press a key up to three times to land on the letter you want, not to mention super-small screens. And if you were lucky to own a flip phone ...

So how did she do? The flip phone has other frustration outside of texting, whether it was the lack of connection to her AirPods or the convoluted menu organization. ”It’s just frustrating ...

If they were brave enough to take the plunge, I could, too. I spent $9 on a flip phone, plus $120 for a year of unlimited ...

like flip phones and other minimalistic feature phones one might turn to for a "digital detox." That also means apps and services that rely on SMS to text a phone number, some of which Google ...

The feature flip phones of today still hark back to their pre-smartphone counterparts, focusing on basics like calls and texting while providing battery life that's measured in days instead of hours.

She then teaches her the art of T9 texting—which if you know ... and the importance of being grateful for what you have. A flip phone can still provide basic communication while limiting ...

To be clear, this is not a foldable flip phone. It’s the old-school flip ... functions such as making and receiving calls and texting. You will be able to play Snake on the phone thanks to ...

I had trouble switching my service from the iPhone’s eSIM to the flip phone’s physical one. But soon, I was slowly typing out texts and emoticons using just 9 keys. :-/ Texting anything longer ...

HMD, the manufacturer behind the Barbie Flip Phone and many Nokia-branded ... since this isn’t using iMessage or SMS like Apple’s satellite texting. It can also automatically send regular ...

Ironically, the TCL Flip 3 is designed to appeal to older folks who are already accustomed to the T9 text input, but I'd feel nervous about grandma and grandpa owning this phone. In the case of an ...

But there was something so simple about flip phones. Before the smartphone era, they were for talking and texting, and playing some basic games. You weren’t on them around the clock. They also ...