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They are fun to slam down when you want to hang up on someone
40 years old. Haven't been satisfied with a phone-slam since before my first cordless phone in 2001.
Yeah, angrily jabbing a phone screen realllllyyyy does not have the same satisfaction whatsoever.
I miss flip phones for similar reasons. I loved flicking them open and snapping them shut.
My last phone before getting a smart phone as a Motorola Razr, and man that one was so satisfying.
They made a new Razr flip. Though Im slightly skeptical on the longevity of slamming glass against glass hundreds of times. Still looks cool though!
It does look cool! I'm worried about that too, though. I would only be buying it for the "snap it shut" action, and it's more expensive than any other phone I've owned. The original Razr was premium for it's time, but that was when "premium phone" meant $300.
I had one of those see through phones back in the day. Loved that thing. But turns out the see through plastic isn't as strong as the older style. Smashed it down too hard one day and the whole thing was destroyed.
The only right way to slam down the phone requires an old phone with actual bells for the ringer. You know you did it right then the bells ding at you.