Why are smartphones better than flip phones?

They arent better as phones. Flip phones tend to have external antennas and very little data usage. As such, flip phones are better phones, as they get better signal reception, and have less interference caused by concurrent data usage. But Smart ... read more

Most phones sold by carriers are smartphones, but there are still many reasons that a basic flip phone is still a valid option for many people. Most phones sold by carriers are smartphones, but there are still many reasons that a basic flip phone is still a valid option for many people. read more

I really like my flip phone. For one reason, it's a clunky embarrassment, making forgetting it in a cab more difficult. (Though not impossible—thank you, friendly Ottawa cab drivers.) Secondly, I can actually use it as a phone. I always found using my smartphone as a phone to be arduous. read more

since something being better is subjective, and “one persons trash is another’s treasure” a flip phone may be better than a smartphone for someone out there. They are entitled to have that opinion as part of “free will”. PS. There are rumors, samsung will introduce a flip phone style smart phone in 2018. read more