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Will SE release another antenna/flip phone? |
Raven
Joined: Jul 01, 2002
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....Yeah, I hope so. Clam-shell phones are the way of the future! The growing need for bigger screens in small devices will create the need for this form factor. I predict that in two years all high-end cellphones will be made this way.
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jb
Joined: May 21, 2002
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I don't see how flip-phones will succeed when more and more normal phones have good screens and attractive design (T68, 7210, etc)
I have not seen one attractive design of a flip-phone yet; except for this one. |
Raven
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From: Norway
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Well, they might have OK screens for now, but they are too small to fit into tomorrows standards. I'm quite positive that the clam-shell/flip design is the way of the future when it comes to mobile phones.
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Raven
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...And if you don't think clam-shell/flip phones will have attractive designs, take a look at the japanese market. Lots of great-looking handsets out there! And personally I think my Samsung S100 is the best-looking phone I've ever laid my hands on!!! 
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duncanb99
Joined: Apr 30, 2002
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From: South London
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JB>
the screens on the T68 and 7210 are tiny - which is fine for phone functions - but limiting for the multimedia functions that phones are evolving toward.
I think Raven is right, in 2 years time flip phones will be very popular.
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What is the difference between the flip phone on your link and any other flip phone?
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Raven
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@Duncanb99
Word!
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jnonhoffzieg
Joined: Sep 02, 2002
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From: Newport Beach, California
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One of the things I don't like about flip-phones is that you can't see the screen when it's closed. The tiny monochrome displays most new flips have on the outside look kinda cheap/ugly to me. What I would like to see is a flip-phone that closes the other way around. I think that would be really cool.
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Raven
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Hmmm....Yeah, a flip-phone that goes all the way around... That way you could choose to close the phone to protect the screen, leave it comletely open to quicly see who's calling/smsing/mmsing/etc, or meet halfway to make a call!
Great idea!!
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gareb
Joined: Sep 05, 2002
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I can understand the flip but not the antenna since it took  a long time to get rid of them
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tao980
Joined: Oct 14, 2002
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If I compare the reception on my Ericsson T39m and on my Sony Ericsson antennaless T200, I have to admit the antenna phone (T39) still beats the new antennaless phones... Well, anyway Sony Ericsson is not Ericsson, of course... |
[MDS]
Joined: Oct 09, 2002
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hold your horses... are we talking flip phone or a clamshell, these are two different concepts in my opinion.. as far as clamshel or folder type phones go, i guess they will always be there, but flip like the t28 and t39 i believe those are gone for good....
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airevolt
Joined: Oct 19, 2002
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From: Philippines
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nokias only flip phone is the 6500 i guess. I also think most of the future phones will be bigger and have antennas like the upcoming 6650 3g phone...and i wud really like to see a next gen sony ericsson flip phone because it would look to me really as a communication device. |
shawnmccall9
Joined: Apr 21, 2002
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@ jnonhoffzieg
this is like you talked about with a rotating flip, no bluetooth though
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[MDS]
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this whole rotating thing makes it look too fragile, it might be not durable at all, you will rotate to the point when it falls of or something,... and i think this is an LG, if it is an LG ---> nuf said...
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jnonhoffzieg
Joined: Sep 02, 2002
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From: Newport Beach, California
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shawnmccall9, same concept, thanks for the pic! I agree though that it looks a bit fragile, and for some reason I just prefer the "standard" or "candybar" format. Don't know why, I just do... 
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Posted: 2002-10-23 14:26
