Nowadays most folks prefer all-touchscreen devices and have long forgot about flip phones. However, there’s still a subset of users digging this form factor, but apparently most of them live in the Far East region. Or at least that’s what handset makers want us to think… cause their Android clamshells are rarely, if ever, available outside of China and South Korea.
Here are 5 smart flip-phones that are either already available or will start selling shortly. Some of these are pretty amazing and we wouldn’t have anything against trying them out.
Samsung Galaxy Folder
- Features a pair of 3.67-inch WVGA (480×800) AMOLED screens
- LTE connectivity support
- 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 dual-core processor
- 2GB of RAM
- Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
- Available in South Korea
Samsung Galaxy Golden
- Two 3.7-inch WVGA (480×800) screens
- 1.7GHz dual-core processor, most likely Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
- 8-megapixel rear and 1.9-megapixel front cameras
- LTE connectivity
- 1,820 mAh battery
- Preloaded Samsung apps like S Health, business card reader, Samsung Hub, Easy Mode and so on.
Samsung SM-W2014
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core chip makes it the most powerful phone on the list
- Two 3.67-inch WVGA (480×800) displays
- 13-megapixel camera on the back, 2-megapixel front-facing camera
- 2GB of RAM
- Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
- Coming soon to China
Philips W8568
- 4-inch qHD (540×960) main display
- 8-megapixel camera on the back
- 1.2Ghz quad-core chip, likely made by MediaTek
- 1GB of RAM
- Dual-SIM capability
- 4GB of expandable storage
- 2100 mAh battery that’s good for up to 13 hours of talk time.
- Size: 123.5 x 63 x 18.8 mm, weight: 214 grams
- Available in China
Philips Xenium W9588
- Two 3.5-inch WVGA (480×800) screens
- 8-megapixel rear camera
- 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, most likely MediaTek MT6589
- 1GB of RAM
- 4 GB of expandable storage
- 2,400 mAh battery
- Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
- Size: 116.5 × 61.5 × 20.5 mm, weight: 248.5 grams
Now we want to know – would be interested in buying one of these?