Saturday, 22 August 2026

Why doesn't this flip phone exist?

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Super-galactic travelling friends, 

While I love my current phone (Google pixel 6) I've had it for a while, and so the battery isn't what it used to be, and tech gets outdated fast, so I know at some point I'll have to replace it. The issue? The phone I want doesn't exist!


My favourite phone I've ever owned was a Sony Ericsson flip phone 20ish years ago, and while that phone wouldn't fit my current needs any more, I would like to own a flip phone once again.

While researching flip phones I've come across two type, the old fashioned kind, or the ones that are a full screen that can fold.

But the things is, I don't want either of those! The classic style flip phone is too old fashioned with its tiny top screen and physical buttons on the bottom, and the other style, well I've seen horror stories about the screens breaking making the phone useless, and for how pricey they are, that's a no from me...

So what is it I want? Well I decided to make a (very rough) mock up exactly what I'm looking for

Mock up of a clamshell style phone in blue, with two screens and a break in the middle
Also check out the website Wiby, it's a fun time waster!

Mock up of a clamshell style phone in blue, with two screens and a break in the middle from an angle
 
So basically a clamshell style phone that has two decent sized screens, so you have a screen to type on rather than using buttons, or use as a second screen, and has a break in the middle so you don't have to worry about the middle of the screen breaking (plus you can get the satisfaction that slamming a clamshell phone shut brings without worrying you'll break the screen!)

 
Mock up GIF of a clamshell style phone in blue, with two screens and a break in the middle

Let me know if you would own a phone like this, or if there's something I'm missing and is the reason why phone makers haven’t made one like this.
 
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