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Anyone miss a flip phone with buttons? Anyone?

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Re: Anyone miss a flip phone with buttons? Anyone?

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Post by mkbkn » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC

I miss the phones with physical QWERTY keypad buttons.

Re: Anyone miss a flip phone with buttons? Anyone?

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Post by snyena » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC

I just miss the small iPhones from the past. I do not understand why there isn't sufficient demand.

Re: Anyone miss a flip phone with buttons? Anyone?

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Post by JohnFen » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC

Yes, I miss them a lot. On-screen keyboards are awful.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC

mdspan wrote: post #6

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.

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Re: Anyone miss a flip phone with buttons? Anyone?

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Post by vVoidBait » Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC

I miss my Nokia 5190 all the time.

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