Flip phones vs. Smartphones

My favorite phone was a flip phone. It was an old Razr, to be exact and man, that phone was tough. It lasted through high school and the first couple of years of parties. It was dropped from the top of the bleachers at the stadium and thrown against the wall. That phone took a heck of a beating, and still worked perfectly. While I love my smartphone, I still sometimes miss that phone. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve seen all kinds of articles about how the sale of old-fashioned flip phones has been on the rise in Japan, and that smartphone sales are actually suffering for it. And that got me to thinking. Flip phones are still pretty prevalent, especially in the prepaid market, which means that someone must be buying them. I mean, they can’t all be owned by seniors, like their reputation suggests, right? Right? Well, anyway, in an attempt to help decide if I should make the switch back to a dumb phone, I came up with a short list of pros and cons and thought I would share them with you. Read through, and see if you agree!

Flip Phones

       

Smartphones

          So, have you made a decision yet? It’s a dilemma for sure. While I love the hardiness of a flip phone, I think I’d probably miss the ability to google random facts and information as it strikes my fancy. I’m not much of one for planning ahead, so that would probably cause all kinds of issues. However, a flip phone would quickly and easily cure my budding smartphone addiction, so that might be a good place to start. If I miss it too much flip phones are so cheap it probably wouldn’t be too expensive of a test, right? Maybe I’m just being too hipster, or too mainstream. What do you think? Would you trade your smartphone for a flip phone? Or, if you have a flip phone, do you want to upgrade to a smartphone? Share your thoughts with me in the comments, and help me decide!]]>