Yo, I love flip phones, think that it just looks so cunty,I’m looking for a modern flip/clamshell phone with a physical keypad, and I’m trying to find even the most obscure models worldwide. Quirky designs, with quirky color combinations are also lovely. Retro tech is the best. My ideal phone would have 5G, full Android + Google Play, 128GB minimum (256GB preferred), a modern chipset/RAM, USB-C, good cameras/battery, and a 4"+ main/inter, maybe a flashlight would also be great… I want to dig as obscure as possible, across Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, India, Southeast Asia, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Latin America, basically anywhere — including tiny local brands, ODMs, discontinued models, prototypes/leaks, and upcoming 2026–2027 phones.i’d also want it to run apps and websites as well, lowkey kinda like a smart phone.
Lowkey feel like I’m always comprising or something is always missing. The goal is to make a complete switch to a flip phone, which would naturally involve using it for some work-related purposes as well. Nothing particularly demanding, but it would need to handle tasks such as opening and storing college presentations and PDFs, along with accessing multiple websites when necessary.The 5G requirement is primarily based on previous experience. A 4G phone bought in 2019 which drove me nuts, literally could not function google maps,or various other sites /apps😭😭(can vouch for it ).Certain websites and services now appear to function properly only with a 5G connection. Even when a flip phone meets the necessary software and functionality requirements, there is often a compromise in terms of aesthetics and experimental form factor, and vice versa with bad color combinations. Cannot give up either of them 😭 Based on the research so far, I have my eyes on upcoming releases. Anyway, love all your suggestions, there were some that I hadn’t come across before. Thank you❤️
yeah it’s very niche if you don’t want to get dnto the flexible screen ones. which i personally don’t, they’re all too large even when closed and so damn brittle.