Flip phones

Samsung’s New Foldables Take a French Adventure at Galaxy Unpacked on July 10

Oui, this will also likely be the official debut of the Galaxy Ring.

Smartphones Florence Ion Jun 25

The Motorola Razr Might Be the Most Attractive Flip Foldable Yet

For $700, the Motorola Razr has a 3.6-inch exterior screen, though the $1,000 Razr+ is pushing the outside screen to the razor’s edge.

Smartphones Kyle Barr Jun 25

Samsung Tries to Entice iPhone Users With Fake Foldable Experience

Samsung’s Try Galaxy app wants to lure away iPhone 15 buyers to its premiere foldables like the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 4.

Gadgets Kyle Barr Aug 21

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Review: It All Hinges on The Exterior Screen

The new 3.4-inch exterior screen is the best part of the new foldable, but only when you can stick your most-used apps on it.

Smartphones Kyle Barr Aug 15

How to Preorder Samsung’s New Foldable Phones (and Which One You Should Get)

Should you get the new Galaxy Z Flip 5 or the Z Fold 5? Depends on how much you’re willing to spend and how much you believe in folding phones.

Gadgets Florence Ion Jul 26

Everything Unveiled at Samsung Unpacked 2023

We've eyeing the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Flip 5, Galaxy Watch 6, Galaxy Tab S9 series, and more.

Gadgets Kyle Barr Jul 26

Samsung Unpacked: How to Watch and What to Expect on July 26 at this Foldable-Centric Live Event

Samsung is expected to reveal more about Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5, but we’ll have to wait and see how Samsung flips the script on Google.

Gadgets Kyle Barr Jul 5

An Abridged History of Foldable, Flippable Smartphones

With rumblings of Samsung's next folding phone on the horizon, it felt an apt time to look back at the journey that brought us here.

Gadgets Florence Ion Jul 8

Google’s Mysterious Foldable Pixel Has Been Delayed…Again

Google's new Samsung-inspired phone will hopefully be released spring 2023.

Tech News Kevin Hurler May 26

Japanese Flip Phones, a Hidden Ancient Roman City, and Overrated Pastries: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

I hope everyone had a good week, except for my coworker Catie Keck who recently committed slander by calling macarons and oatmeal raisin cookies overrated. Fact: Those are fire and anyone who says otherwise is a cop. This week, the folks at Gizmodo covered some truly amazing stories. Like how a team of researchers used…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Jun 14

Rey’s New Lightsaber Is Peak Foldy-Gadget Hype

Did Samsung’s still-not-released but definitely-really-coming-sometime-next-month Galaxy Fold influence Rey’s flashy folding lightsaber in the next Star Wars film? Probably not. But it’s undeniable that flippy gadgets are having a moment. Rey’s lightsaber would look a lot more silly if that weren’t the case. I mean, consider the fact that she is using a tuning fork…

Gadgets Alex Cranz Aug 26

Happy 15th to the Motorola Razr: The Last Flip Phone People Actually Cared About

While we continue to wait for Motorola to officially announce its rebooted Razr, I want to take some time to remember another phone from a long time ago. That’s right, I’m talking about the original Motorola Razr: the last flip phone that anyone gave a damn about. This month marks the 15th anniversary of the…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Jul 27

Samsung’s Flexible Flip Phone Might Be Coming Next Year Whether You Want It or Not

Sometimes a new gadget is just really cool-looking. It hits all the right aesthetic notes, boasts a flashy new technology and looks like something you want. But whether it’s something you need—or will be willing to empty out your wallet for—is another matter entirely. Here’s something that seems to fit this category, for now. Per…

Gadgets Tom McKay Sep 12

Samsung Is Keeping the Joy of Flip Phones Alive

Nowadays, the only people still using flip phones are octogenarians who can’t handle all the newfangled tech out there. But this flip phone might just be too cool for grandma. There’s something inexplicably attractive about a flip phone, whether it’s being able to hang up a call by slamming it shut, or being able to…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Aug 3

A New York City Mugger Declined to Steal a Flip Phone

There have been 13 robberies reported in Central Park so far in 2013. But in most of them the robber presumably takes stuff. That’s how that works, right? Things were different for New York Sports Club salesman Kevin Cook, though. He was walking with a friend in the lower part of the park after midnight…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Dec 29

Anyone Using a Flip Phone Is Probably a Serial Murderer or a Drug Dealer

Are we entering a new age when a flip-phone is the mark of either drug trafficking or hired assassination? Are we there already? Maybe we’ve all just been watching too many episodes of The Wire. Stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress performed on Conan last night where he voiced a suspicion regarding the illicit activities of flip-phone…

Tech News Michael Hession May 16

Flip Phones Made Cool: Japan’s Transparent X-Ray Phone

See-through things are cool. Anyone who ever pined for a transparent Game Boy (or was lucky enough to own one) knows that. Even if flippers are unfashionable, I still want to hotfoot it over to Japan to scoop this up. Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka’s x-ray phone is actually going on sale in Japan under the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Oct 21

BlackBerry 8210 and 8820 Flip Phones Leaked by Web Retailer

A tiny mistake by online retailer Expansys has revealed two new quad-band BlackBerry clamshell phones. Some info on the 8220 has surfaced before, but the 8210 seems new. The phones are apparently very similar, with both having a 2.6-inch internal 240x 320 pixel screen, a small 160 x 128 external screen, and clamshell format. Both…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Aug 20

Flip phones

Samsung’s New Foldables Take a French Adventure at Galaxy Unpacked on July 10

The Motorola Razr Might Be the Most Attractive Flip Foldable Yet

Samsung Tries to Entice iPhone Users With Fake Foldable Experience

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Review: It All Hinges on The Exterior Screen

How to Preorder Samsung’s New Foldable Phones (and Which One You Should Get)

Everything Unveiled at Samsung Unpacked 2023

Samsung Unpacked: How to Watch and What to Expect on July 26 at this Foldable-Centric Live Event

An Abridged History of Foldable, Flippable Smartphones

Google’s Mysterious Foldable Pixel Has Been Delayed…Again

Japanese Flip Phones, a Hidden Ancient Roman City, and Overrated Pastries: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Rey’s New Lightsaber Is Peak Foldy-Gadget Hype

Happy 15th to the Motorola Razr: The Last Flip Phone People Actually Cared About

Samsung’s Flexible Flip Phone Might Be Coming Next Year Whether You Want It or Not

Samsung Is Keeping the Joy of Flip Phones Alive

A New York City Mugger Declined to Steal a Flip Phone

Anyone Using a Flip Phone Is Probably a Serial Murderer or a Drug Dealer

Flip Phones Made Cool: Japan’s Transparent X-Ray Phone

BlackBerry 8210 and 8820 Flip Phones Leaked by Web Retailer

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