Old meets new or old beats new? LG's new flip phone "Gentle" looks like the prized baby of nostalgia. With a clamshell exterior, a keypad and a 3 megapixel camera, it's straight out of the 90's.

Here’s what LG told me: flip phones remain popular with four, somewhat related classes of users. These are people who: 1) Use their phone primarily for talking, not gaming or browsing.

"Someone, just about everywhere, has a phone you could use," she said, pulling out her old LG. "Plus, my flip phone just doesn't break down. If I want to play games, I can do that on my laptop.

Of course, LG phones from 2021 aren't getting updates for Android 15, or the upcoming Android 16. LG was issuing updates for versions of Android 12 and Android 13, depending on the phone in question.

Exactly one year ago, Roman Cochet swapped his $500 iPhone 7 for a $30 LG flip phone. Overwhelmed by constant alerts, Cochet felt his time was disrupted, his creativity drained. His flip doesn’t ...

I don’t need more reasons to mourn the loss of LG phones, but the Chocolate deserves a spot on this list. If you liked listening to music on the go, you were tempted by its multimedia ...

The flip phone isn't extinct yet. Some even say it's making a very trendy comeback. Celebrities, CEOs, sports-team owners, and politicians have all been spotted with archaic, clunky flip phones ...

Flip phones have always been the go-to for talk and text — but today's flips have games, apps, and web surfing. We rounded up the best that you can buy in 2023.

LG leaves behind more than a flip phone-shaped hole in our hearts. ... But whether you follow mobile tech closely or just have a special place in your heart for your old flip phone, ...

We see a lot of phone leak rumours on our beat, but this one has really got us talking: it's a retro-looking LG flip phone that seems to be running some version of Android. If you've been pining ...