Tag: Flip

Honor announces its first flip phone is coming

In a statement HONOR’s CEO, George Zhao, shared the news confirming that the brand is in the final stages of these new devices.  “This year we are preparing for the flip phone launch — now that we are internally in the final stage.” Both products are set to …

Motorola Razr 5G – Pricing from Vodafone now available

So, we knew that the Motorola Razr 5G was coming to Vodafone but now we’ve got all the pricing. This is a rather cool flip-smartphone with a gapless closure system, even though it is a little pricey to buy outright. Unfolded the phone has a 6.2″ P-OLED screen …

Motorola Razr 5G – All kinds of cool, if you’ve got the money.

Got some cash? Lots of cash? Like, nearly £1,400? Well, for starters, if you have, can I borrow some please? If you won’t lend me anything, you can perhaps get yourself the 5G Motorola Razr instead. It’s the foldable 5G phone with “true pocketability” and goes from a …

Samsung drop a big pile of 5G everywhere

The Samsung “A-Range” phones have impressed us quite a bit lately. Have a look at our Samsung A70 thoughts as an example. Now Samsung have dropped a load of 5G models. The new Galaxy A51 5G, Galaxy A71 5G and Galaxy A41 have added that 5G connectivity with …

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G now at Vodafone

If you’ve got a whole mess of money then you can grab yourself either the Galaxy Z Flip or the Fold 5G from Vodafone. They’re available on unlimited data plans and you can add Amazon Prime Video, Spotify Premium, Sky Sports Mobile TV or a NOW TV Entertainment …

Did someone try and find you last night?

This morning my wife jabbed me as I lay snoring. “Someone has tried to find my location. Someone knows where I am!” It had happened about 6AM and I just assumed that her Samsung or Google account had been hacked, with someone activating the “Find my phone” feature. …

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip – Is that flexible glass really glass?

The people at JerryRigEverything have been taking an up-close look at the Galaxy Z Flip and they’ve come up with some very interesting results. Of course, let’s get over the immediate problem that here in the UK we call it the “Zed Flip” whilst in the USA it’s …

Unpacked – The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. All you need to know.

Fitted with a 6.7″ Full HD (2636×1080) 425ppi 21.9:9 Dynamic AMOLED screen, there’s also a 1.1″ Super AMOLED external display to show you information like incoming calls – that’s 303ppi and 300×112 pixels. Here’s a look.. That inner folding screen has some neat tricks, one of which is …

MWC – Samsung Galaxy Z Flip leakage

Twitter leaker @h0x0d has just given us a new look at the Z Flip and, well, you have to wonder about all these leaks. With a smaller MWC this year, phone manufacturers might be resorting to alternative methods to reveal their new handsets. Today it’s a rather weird …

MWC – Let the rumours commence. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip

Each year the entire mobile industry gets together in Barcelona to meet, eat and launch. It’s in Barcelona and we’ve been on the ground every year since it first landed in Spain. In 2018 our HQ was a boat and the year before that it was a van …

Flip off. The Nokia 2720 is back, and now with 4G!

Many moons ago we had a wide variety of phones. There was a big selection in different shapes and sizes. Now, they’re mostly all the same – a big screen and a slate design. However, lately we’re seeing folding phones and, in a way, it’s a nod the …

Asus ZenFone 6 – All you need to know

Here in the evening sunshine, Asus conducted quite possibly the most relaxed press launch I have ever had the privilege of attending. A large part of the announcement was put aside to detail the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 CPU. A lot was said about it, but I can distil …

Samsung releases a new high end flip phone.

Nearly a year ago, Samsung revealed a high-end, premium flip phone called the W2018. Well, it appears the company is about to release the next generation: the imaginatively-named W2019. The W2019 has an aluminium body and a Gorilla Glass back, but we unsure if the front and internal screens …

VKWORLD T2 Plus brings back those flip phone memories

Even for the most ardent smartphone fan, the continual release of very similar-looking slabs can dent the enthusiasm somewhat. Back in the day, when this website was young and wearing nappies, we used to review phones of all shapes and sizes. Some had sliding keyboards, some were foldable …

ASUS Chromebook Flip 2 announced

CES. We wish we were there. Lots of announcements are being communicated to the world from Las Vegas, and ASUS just made the ASUS Chromebook Flip 2 official. The ASUS Chromebook Flip 2 (model number C302) is a follow up to the popular ASUS Chromebook Flip, as the …

Flippin’ fantastic – But do you actually use it?

I’ve been lucky enough to try a number of phones over the years. When you’re reviewing them there’s a number of features and apps to try out, but one I tend to always skip is Flipboard. It’s available for both Android and iOS and, although it looks very …

A blast from the past.. a Gionee Flip Phone – MWC Shanghai

Whilst I was walking through the halls of MWC Shanghai I came across the Gionee booth. We’ve had some dealing with Gionee before on the site including a demo in Barcelona. They also brought a couple of phones to the UK under the Kazam brand. Unfortunately that partnership …

Alcatel OneTouch are going to flip you with the Idol 3

I’m going to write this post in a slightly different way. This is a direct message to Alcatel OneTouch, and you can all read it. Now, I’m a lucky boy. I get to travel to places like Barcelona and see all the latest gadgets get launched during Mobile …

LG Wine Smart marks the return of the flip smartphone

Back in the day, when this site was still in nappies, we were looking at “proper” smartphones. They had numeric keypads on the front and tiny low-res screens up front. Cameras? Oh, they were a dream son. Some even had the audacity to be “flip” phones, which were …

Samsung E1270 Phone with £4 Credit .. Just £2.99

There’s many reasons why I shouldn’t want this. You won’t really be able to browse the internet, you won’t get any apps, it’s got no WiFi, no GPS and no camera. This isn’t a smartphone. This perhaps could be a phone for a big night out, a camping …

Flipin’ ‘eck – Samsung to bring back the clamshell

Personally I can’t see this one appearing in Europe anytime soon, but the Samsung SM-W2014, equipped with a quad core 2.3Ghz Snapdragon 800, could mark the return of the flip phone. The handset is rumoured to have two 3.67″ Super AMOLED screens at 800 x 480 pixels, a …

Official Samsung Galaxy S3 Cover – Review

The people at MobileFun are lovely. They are. Really. Some two or three months ago they sent me the genuine Galaxy S3 Flip Cover to review. It’s only £19.99 and I slapped it on my phone. You fit it by removing the battery cover and, using a new …

Samsung Reveal new Android flip format handset

A little while ago we showed a new Android powered Samsung flip phone that was destined for the Chinese market. Well, Samsung have quite strongly upped the ante with the launch of a brand new quad core flip phone powered by Android – again destined for the Chinese …

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Flip Cover – Review

It seems quite a few of the big names in mobile phones these days are producing their own accessories, and cases. Not just as functional protective devices, but that are actually nice to look at too. Samsung are no exception, and produce cases for both the Galaxy S3 and the …

New Samsung GT-B9120 Android Flip Phone Announced For China

The flip form factor has suffered a rapid decline since the heady days of the original Motorola Razr and the Samsung A300. The touchscreen revolution and the emergence of the smartphone almost put paid to thoughts of any revival.  Until now. Samsung have announced a re-emergence of the …

Speck Candyshell, Flip and Satin, Review

Speck have been manufacturing cases for iOS devices for many years and have earned themselves a reputation as somewhat of a veteran in the market. Not a company to rest on its laurels they are constantly refining old designs whilst simultaneously releasing new ones. Read on for my …

The Smartphone Killed Flip

Flip, makers of the popular Mino camcorder, is to be axed by most recent owners, Cisco. What was the cause of Flip’s demise? The integration of high-quality video capture into smartphones. Unfortunately, it looks like more companies like Flip will see their demise, as our smartphones start to …