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Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone

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On 2015-08-09, RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
> LG has launched a new model of flip phone, branded the "LG Gentle"[2].
> Despite the 90s design, chunky physical buttons and 3MP camera, it
> comes with numerous modern features and the budget handset can perform
> many more tricks than flip phones from the 90s. The handset has a
> 3.2-inch colour touch screen and runs Android Lollipop 5.1, a modern
> 1.1GHz quad-core Snapdragon 2010 processor and 1GB of RAM, supports 4G
> LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS... The phone has launched in Korea, but
> there is no news as to whether it will be rolled out elsewhere.
>
> Links: [1]: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2957635/
> (link) [2]: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3180077/


Samsung is going to get in on the action too, including a physical
keyboard!

Feed: The Next Web
Title: Samsung goes old-school with its latest dual-screen flip-phone
Author: Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNextWeb/~3/xuPqoUSP7M8/
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 07:40:38 -0400
Podcast Download URL:
http://cdn1.tnwcdn.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2015/08/Samsung-G9198-hed
-2-520x245.jpg (type: image/jpeg)

[image 1]
If you looked at the image above and checked your calendar to see if
we’ve gone back in time, you’re not alone. Samsung went full retro in
developing its latest clamshell handset for the Chinese market, packing
two screens into a compact Android device. The 4G-capable dual-SIM phone
has a 3.9-inch 720p Super AMOLED screen on the front, and you’ll find an
identical screen when you flip it open. There’s a full physical keypad
for old-school users too.  Samsung G9198 features a 16-megapixel rear
camera as well as a full physical keypad On the rear, you’ll find a
16-megapixel camera…

This story continues[2] at The Next Web[image 4][3][image 6][5][image
8][7][image 9]

Links:
[1]:
http://cdn1.tnwcdn.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2015/08/Samsung-G9198-hed-2-520x245.jpg
(i
mage)
[2]:
http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2015/08/17/samsung-goes-old-school-with-its-latest-dual-screen-fl
ip-phone/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=profeed (link)
[3]:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheNextWeb?a=xuPqoUSP7M8:SjvjZN1RTLY:D7DqB2pKExk
(link)
[4]:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheNextWeb?i=xuPqoUSP7M8:SjvjZN1RTLY:D7DqB2pKExk
(image)
[5]:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheNextWeb?a=xuPqoUSP7M8:SjvjZN1RTLY:yIl2AUoC8zA
(link)
[6]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheNextWeb?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (image)
[7]:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheNextWeb?a=xuPqoUSP7M8:SjvjZN1RTLY:V_sGLiPBpWU
(link)
[8]:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheNextWeb?i=xuPqoUSP7M8:SjvjZN1RTLY:V_sGLiPBpWU
(image)
[9]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheNextWeb/~4/xuPqoUSP7M8 (image)

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[M] Return of the Flip Phone RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-08-09 18:23 +0000
  Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone JAB <here@toadsfoot.net> - 2015-08-09 14:07 -0500
  Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2015-08-09 20:27 +0000
  Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-10 04:25 +0000
    Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone JAB <here@toadsfoot.net> - 2015-08-10 00:17 -0500
      Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-10 13:53 +0000
  Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-08-17 18:19 +0000
    Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-08-17 18:32 +0000
      Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone JAB <here@toadsfoot.net> - 2015-08-17 16:00 -0500

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