Anyone miss a flip phone with buttons? Anyone?

As a person below 30 I miss a phone with buttons but so stuck in the Apple eco system idk how I could escape. I like AAPL too, their great as well but I miss the flip with buttons...

3 points | by wwolfson97 3 hours ago

7 comments

  • drakonka 1 hour ago
    I do. I feel that I was faster and more accurate on phones with a T9 keyboard. Maybe my memory is off as it's been so long, but typing on a virtual keyboard is never a not frustrating experience for me despite small fingers. I just need to find that goldilocks "dumb phone" with a T9 keyboard that is still smart enough to install the apps I really need for banking and comms.
  • mikewarot 1 hour ago
    The key feature of a flip phone is that when it's closed, you don't get random user input. My cheap Motorola Power G 2024 seems to like to open random apps when transiting to/from my pocket.

    I also miss keyboards, typing on glass really sucks.

  • mdspan 1 hour ago
    They're nostalgic, but switching from a smartphone to a flip phone would be a massive drop in convenience with how integrated smartphone apps have become into everything.
  • d3Xt3r 2 hours ago
    Yes. Which is why I ordered the Commodore Callback, a flip phone with physical buttons, which runs Linux (SailfishOS).

    https://commodore.net/callback/

    • trumbitta2 2 minutes ago
      No CarPlay / Android Auto is a deal breaker for me
  • pmontra 3 hours ago
    Not really. That keyboard adds up size and weight and it will be used very little. Furthermore I would be tapping on it with two fingers now instead of sliding my thumb on my screen, which is faster.

    What I miss is a compact and light phone. Less than 5 inches screen, 120 grams. We had them, we could make them with no bezel now, so even smaller.

  • rajeasy 2 hours ago
    No, I just get a feeling of nostalgia when I think back to those days.
  • fr2029 2 hours ago
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