I like it so far, although it does have some quirks. I find that I tend to ignore the bottom half and just hold the top bit like I would hold a normal phone. Not super fast, but it goes easily in my pocket, and now I have the nickname “Flip phone”.

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    10 months ago

    How has this impacted your phone usage? Do you find you’re using your phone more or less than before?

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      10 months ago

      It’s definitely cut down on my doom scrolling, but ironically it’s increased my talk minutes. I dislike needing a dongle to plug headphones in, but I got some Anker Bluetooth earbuds, and am listening to more music and podcasts, since it goes in a pocket instead of in my jacket or clipped to my belt. I have an e-reader, and I’ve picked it up more often now, since reading on this thing is harder on the eyes. Relying on swipe more, so more typos, sadly.

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        10 months ago

        This is so cool! Thank you for sharing.

        So when the clamshell is closed, music/podcast apps still work as normal? I guess it’s the same thing as a screen turning off on a normal phone, right?

        Does the exterior screen show anything besides the time?

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          10 months ago

          Yep, audio keeps going perfectly. The external display shows time, notifications, battery level, and signal bars. The notifications is literally just an envelope if I have an unopened email or SMS. Doesn’t tell me Telegram or anything else like that.