Interest in flip phones is exploding among Gen Z and younger
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If younger shoppers are any indication, flip phones may soon become mainstream.
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Is Gen Z bringing flip phones back?
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Why Gen Zers are gobbling up flip phones and rejecting smartphones
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Gen Z embraces dumb flip phones, a smarter life hack than you'd think
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How foldable smartphones transitioned from the drawing board to the board room
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A big comeback for the extinct flip phone is about to unfold
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Gen Z goes retro: Why the generation is ditching smartphones for 'dumb phones' - BusinessWorld Online
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Flip smartphones making a comeback, but out of reach of common people
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Why Gen Zers are gobbling up flip phones and rejecting smartphones
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Galaxy Z Flip 3 Review: An iPhone user's perspective - 9to5Mac
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Why is Gen Z ditching smartphones for flip phones?
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Gen Z's Flip Phone Obsession
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Gen Z has a new 'vintage' technology to obsess over