flip phone

• flip-phone

A genericized trademark of the company Motorola for their clamshell-form mobile phones

flip phone (plural flip phones)

1. A mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open when the phone is in use.
   • 1992 Sept. 3, "‘Ages’ takes time to look at signposts of life at 40" (review of TV show Middle Ages), Washington Times (retrieved 18 August 2013):

     Brian (Kyle Secor) tells the salesman they'll be phasing out fridges and freezers for faxes and flip phones.

   • 2000 April 3, “Contents: Cellular Browsing”, in Time, retrieved 18 August 2013:

     Motorola's new flip phone doubles as a modem for your laptop.

   • 2008 December 31, Bob Tedeschi, “With a Little Help, You Can Trade Yourself Free of Your Wireless Contract”, in New York Times, retrieved 18 August 2013:

     They just will not help you do the hard work of finding someone who actually wants your contract and the vintage flip phone that came with it.

• clamshell phone

• bar phone
• slide phone / slider phone
• brick phone

• flip smartphone

• Thesaurus:phone

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