Flip phones were and still are better than smartphones, amirite?

Having a gps and convenient media player outweighs the negatives for me

by Anonymous 1 week ago

As much as I wanna hate on smart phones, this is the argument I cannot get over. GPS/Google maps and my entire music library on one device has improved my quality of life. An iPod classic and a Garmin cannot compare.

by Automatic_Reveal 1 week ago

Of course. Anyone who pretends otherwise are just dumb

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I liked my iPod Classic way better than any streaming service. No issues with songs or albums suddenly not being available for no apparent reason, and bigger storage capacity.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I drive a 2013 car with an iPod connection built into the glove box. My iPod classic lives in there permanently. And it's pretty great. I can listen to streaming but albums I want to listen to but they aren't on streaming I just switch to my classic.

by merlweimann 1 week ago

If it's not on streaming I just turn it into an MP3… but that's like very rare I need to do it these days

by Anonymous 1 week ago

And you can't load songs into your phone i stead of using streaming services because....??

by Aromatic_Ad5623 1 week ago

I can, but increased storage capacity on phones is way more expensive. The solution would of course be to have interchangeable SD cards, which I did and which worked perfectly. But so many phone manufacturers are going away from this as a standard option, preferring instead to have a fixed storage, thinking that most people just stream the music anyway.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Tbf you could also just download the mp3s on your phone and have the same experience

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Or flacs

by SevereShock5075 1 week ago

Your iPod classic has a bigger storage capacity than your phone?

by kadinharris 1 week ago

Yes, but who wants to carry around several devices like that?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Sure and spend thousands of dollars to buy those.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The thing is, the storage argument is invalid for a while. You also don't have to turn on your phone to skip a song, you can just do the gesture on the turned off screen in your pocket. Battery, I get the complaint. And the rest is just personal preference.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yeah I travel very frequently and Google map and other navigation apps are literally a life saver, I would be getting scammed or ripped off left and right without them

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Demand for so-called dumbphones is actually on the rise, as more and more people realize how toxic smartphones can be.

by ogrady 1 week ago

just be so weird that the fbi man cant overcome the cringe enough to spy on you

by slindgren 1 week ago

The technology isn't to blame, it's how people use it.

by Alarmed_Caregiver_77 1 week ago

Exactly. It's not too hard to turn your smartphone into a dumb phone with a few extras you need (e.g. maps, music).

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I completely agree. I was here two years back but know of other forums. This is the most helpful one and that says something.

by Billkub 1 week ago

That's not the point. OP is saying smartphones are bad. OP is using a smartphone.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I didn't know that.

by Billkub 1 week ago

Very likely they are on computer

by Anonymous 1 week ago

"technology has too much control over us" "and yet you're using technology!" yeah, obviously? OP literally just finished saying it controls our lives too much. them using a smartphone to say that proves their point, not the contrary

by Raegan15 1 week ago

Imagine having absolutely no self control and blaming phones for it, then proceeds to shame responsible people for having a useful tool.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

To be fair most of media on phones are made to be highly addictive. Especially when you start using them when your younger. It's pretty difficult to break an addiction.

by eduardo41 1 week ago

Right- but you can recognize it and set boundaries

by Bulky-Barracuda 1 week ago

Just don't install it

by Schoenmaxine 1 week ago

After seeing gen alpha and the ipad kids, my kids will get their first phone in high school or last year of middle school.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yeah same if I have kids I don't want them on any of that it's so terrible for development. I'm hoping in the future it's more common for parents to realize this huge problem and do the same for there kids

by eduardo41 1 week ago

What an ignorant uneducated ass opinion. 🤫

by Fluffy_Newt_5082 1 week ago

Imagine if they made phones regulated for kids. They trust too many people and throw money at items you can get from using a phone. A flip phone for some public services and buildings would be something. Like in classrooms and maybe other places. Social media is important but dangerous at the same time

by Billkub 1 week ago

For me the benefits of a smartphone out weigh the cons

by Anonymous 1 week ago

My smart phone is a flip phone.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

My smartphone is a flip phone. Checkmate.

by Ok_Independent9042 1 week ago

For me it's hard disagree. I do so much on my phone that a flip phone can't for me it's that simple

by rodericklakin 1 week ago

No, I think slider phones were the best. I had Sony Ericson 910i

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Miss my full keyboard phone every day. I used to be able to text without looking and now i constantly have to correct because the digital keyboard sucks. Also I loved the noise my slide phone made.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The price of flip phones is actually increasing. You used to be able to get one for about $20 You would think they would be practically free by now

by Queasy_Association 1 week ago

I agree. It's astonishing how dependent we are for literally anything. GPS? Sure. Google? Sure. AI? Sure. It's making us dumb. GPS, for example. I'm sure it's good for many places, but I live in a relatively small city and haven't been driving for long. Instead of knowing roada and where they go or even experimenting, I use Google Maps all the time, even for the simplest routes just to double check. Then there's obviously Social Media. Don't need to explain. I hate my phone but I can't live without it.

by ltowne 1 week ago

I still favor carrier pigeons.

by stevie02 1 week ago

My smartphone is rarely used as a phone or messenger.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The Nokia N900 was the best phone I ever had and it was a day of immense sadness when it died. It was really a computer in your pocket, more than any other smartphone I've ever come across.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I could never learn how to type on them

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I miss my flip phone, for real. I miss not being constantly connected to everything (even while admitting to a large extent it's my choice to stay on social media as much as I do).

by tmorissette 1 week ago

I still use a flip phone to this day. Never felt the need to switch over. I just use a computer to access the internet.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I don't want a phone I want a computer that fits in my pocket. The fact that I can ignore texts from it is just a bonus.

by abbottshanelle 1 week ago

I have a smartphone. I don't use it for anything other than MP3 player. Or as a last resort YT machine if I have nowhere else to watch it. Phones are as useful as we make them to be. If you let it dominate your life, it will. I don't so that's why I don't understand this rhetoric.

by schimmelmelyssa 1 week ago

do you mean stuff like the zflip?, those are still smart phones

by brent39 1 week ago

This has little to do with the physical properties of phones, obvious nostalgia.

by Old-Particular 1 week ago

Nah, you just need to limit how you use your phone if it's a problem. Flip phones are objectively worse than smartphones

by Schoenmaxine 1 week ago

I just liked the flip because it was compact in my pocket. I'm retired and if I'm out, I'm usually with my wife - so I'd borrow her Note if I needed to look up something. But my son got an Apple SE and I liked the size of it, so I switched to that and I love it.

by Educational-You 1 week ago

This is objectively untrue

by Hot_Skin_6286 1 week ago

The irony is they made the technology then gave it to their children to pacify them, which in turn is destroying everything they wanted from their children. Then they blame everyone else.

by fridamuller 1 week ago

I literally have everything I need at the palm of my hand on this phone. A flip phone is only good for hanging up calls aggressively and being able to fit nicely in my purse.

by Firm_Possession9086 1 week ago

Sent from mobile

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Your phone only has as much control of you as you let it. This isn't an opinion, it's unfactual.

by nienowsarah 1 week ago

Objectively Smartphones are better than Fliphones because you can do pretty much anything on a Smartphone.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Other than maps and music, I would go back to flip phones.

by Effective_Rub 1 week ago

The flip phone I have does let you play music and movies but you have to put the files yourself.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yes, this!

by Complete_Ad5656 1 week ago

This just isn't true. You're eating member berries.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

or, control your consumption

by Anonymous 1 week ago