From then on, the touchscreen form factor became the norm, slowly but surely driving the poor keyboard phones (like those by Blackberry and Nokia) out of business. Sadly, the once-popular flip phone was also sacrificed along the way.
The new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is the South Korean phonemaker’s attempt to recover from the disastrous launch of its Samsung Galaxy Fold, but is it enough to usher in the new age of the folding screen?
SINGAPORE (March 27): Most of us have fond memories of the old-school flip phone. The height of sophistication back in the early 2000s, flip phones like the Motorola Razr or the Nokia 6085 were the ‘it’ gadgets of their time. Then, in 2007, the first Apple iPhone was released, and it revolutionised the touch screen smartphone.
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