Flip phones vs. Candy Bar Phones

On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 17:49:41 -0500 (EST), [email protected] (Eric)
wrote:

>It seems like everyone nowadays prefers the flip phone style to the
>original "candy bar" style. Is there anyone else who still prefers the
>candy bar over the flip?

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The folks who designed the Treo 600.


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Several reasons:
1. When you close the phone you know the call is disconnected
2. When the phone is closed the phone can't accidently make a call
and there is not need
to "lock" the keypad
3. It is more comfortable to hold with the mouth piece actually
near the my mouth!

Eric wrote:

>It seems like everyone nowadays prefers the flip phone style to the
>original "candy bar" style. Is there anyone else who still prefers the
>candy bar over the flip?
>
>Why do you like flip phones? Is it because the size is smaller and more
>compact? Do they look more stylish to you? Do they get better
>reception?
>
>
>

Lawrence Glasser wrote:
> Markeau wrote:
>>
>> I've had flip phones since the old Moto StarTAC and am pretty much fed
>> up with having to use two hands to open the darn thing, if they could
>> design a button to autoflip it open that would be great. Otherwise,
>> I'm now looking for a nonflip, but alas it seems Sprint does not offer
>> (m)any.
>>
>> And, being a male who does not carry a purse I pretty much have to
>> clip the flip on my belt, they are all a bit too thick to keep in a
>> pocket and not worry about having to take it out when sitting down (as
>> many of my friends who keep theirs in their pocket have to do).
>> Whereas it seems some of the non-flips might be slim enough to pocket
>> fulltime. But I guess it is easy to accidently hit some of the
>> buttons on a non-flip so you have to always lock the keypad (that
>> blows).
>
> I find that while carrying a non-flip on my belt, the phone tends
> to stick me in the side (Could be because of my developing spare
> tire... Naaahh!) when I sit down.

Both flips and non-flips have that problem, although the non-flips are
worse in this regard. They also get in the way when fastening a seatbelt.

--
John Richards

>>It seems like everyone nowadays prefers the flip phone style to the
>>original "candy bar" style. Is there anyone else who still prefers the
>>candy bar over the flip?
>>
>>Why do you like flip phones? Is it because the size is smaller and more
>>compact? Do they look more stylish to you? Do they get better
>>reception?

Flip phones are kind of cool but they are a little bulky to have in
one's pocket so I prefer the Sanyo 6000. This is the ultra-thin
phone. The beauty of it is I can even have it in my shirt pocket and
not notice it's there. Very light. I will never go back to flip
phones, although I notice none of the thin models are featured on
SPCS's site at present. What is up with that?

"Steve Hanson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]
> Flip phones are kind of cool but they are a little bulky to have in
> one's pocket so I prefer the Sanyo 6000. This is the ultra-thin
> phone. The beauty of it is I can even have it in my shirt pocket
and
> not notice it's there. Very light. I will never go back to flip
> phones, although I notice none of the thin models are featured on
> SPCS's site at present. What is up with that?

Dang, I want an ultrathin phone (and stay with SPCS) ... What is their
problem??? Why don't they offer smaller phones???

"Markeau" <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
>>
> Dang, I want an ultrathin phone (and stay with SPCS) ... What is their
> problem??? Why don't they offer smaller phones???
>

I don't think (pure speculation) that the thin line, like the Sanyo 6000
series, is completely gone.

It would be a bad move for Sprint to discontinue it after how popular
all the models have been.

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> > Dang, I want an ultrathin phone (and stay with SPCS) ... What is their
> > problem??? Why don't they offer smaller phones???
> >
>
> I don't think (pure speculation) that the thin line, like the Sanyo 6000
> series, is completely gone.

I was in a SprintPCS store the other day and overheard a sales rep tell a
customer that while they didn't have the 6000 series on display, they still
had a stock of them for sale.

Ed Lee

Edward Lee wrote:
>
> > > Dang, I want an ultrathin phone (and stay with SPCS) ... What is their
> > > problem??? Why don't they offer smaller phones???
> > >
> >
> > I don't think (pure speculation) that the thin line, like the Sanyo 6000
> > series, is completely gone.
>
> I was in a SprintPCS store the other day and overheard a sales rep tell a
> customer that while they didn't have the 6000 series on display, they still
> had a stock of them for sale.

The key phrase is "*a* SprintPCS store."

While Sprint, itself, has discontinued the phone, individual
stores may still have stock on-hand.

Larry

"Edward Lee" <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> > > Dang, I want an ultrathin phone (and stay with SPCS) ... What is their
> > > problem??? Why don't they offer smaller phones???
> > >
> >
> > I don't think (pure speculation) that the thin line, like the Sanyo 6000
> > series, is completely gone.
>
> I was in a SprintPCS store the other day and overheard a sales rep tell a
> customer that while they didn't have the 6000 series on display, they still
> had a stock of them for sale.
>

If they had some to sell, they'd probably been sitting on that shelf for
a long time, but some stores did get a small push of Sanyo 6400s.

In general, I was speaking of the whole series, the 6000, 6200, and
6400. Even though the 6400 is considered "discontinued" a few may
trickle into a store here and there.

As for the OP, I doubt Sprint or Sanyo will discontinue the entire line.

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David Spera <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> Several reasons:
> 1. When you close the phone you know the call is disconnected
> 2. When the phone is closed the phone can't accidently make a call
> and there is not need
> to "lock" the keypad
> 3. It is more comfortable to hold with the mouth piece actually
> near the my mouth!

Those are pretty much the reasons I like them, too. Opening a closing a
clamshell just seems like an easier, more intuitive way to answer and
end calls. The key-lock thing is a big one. Protecting the main display
from scratches is another one.

More comfortable to hold - definitely. With most clamshell phones, you
can actually "grab" it in your hand while talking. With a candy-bar, if
it's any kind of decent (small) size, you have to hold it with your
fingertips.

Size is an issue, though. I hate thick phones, which is why I don't
carry my Sanyo 8100 very often. One of the few clamshells with
reasonable thickness was the Samsung A500. It was the perfect size. IMO,
that phone still holds the title of best clamshell industrial design
ever. Now if they could just cram a camera in there, and make it 0.8"
thick, it would be my perfect phone. Oh, and make the center key the OK
key, for pete's sake!

I know the A620 is close, but it's just slightly too thick for my
tastes.

--
Rich Brome
Phone Scoop
http://www.phonescoop.com/

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Markeau wrote:

> "Steve Hanson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news[email protected]

>
> Dang, I want an ultrathin phone (and stay with SPCS) ... What is their
> problem??? Why don't they offer smaller phones???


I think the problem is heat disspation. Every tried using a Sanyo 600
for more than say, 5-7 minutes a call? It gets VERY hot. The phone is
so thin that the heat generated by the electronics in the phone is
concentrated in a very small place, making it uncomfortably hot to put
next to your ear.

So, phones are little bigger than that, for now. The extra size and
surface area let the heat dissipate a little better. you'll notice
phones like the 8100 get warm, but as searing hot as the 6000 would get.

[email protected] wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 17:49:41 -0500 (EST), [email protected] (Eric)
> wrote:
>
> >It seems like everyone nowadays prefers the flip phone style to the
> >original "candy bar" style. Is there anyone else who still prefers the
> >candy bar over the flip?
>
> <snip>
>
> The folks who designed the Treo 600.

I have gone through two Treo 300's (flip style), so I am ready to try
the Treo 600 candybar. I broke the hinge on both my Treo 300's, so I
must be too hard on the flip-style phone. My concerns about the Treo
600 are similar to those that have already been mentioned - the
possibility of accidentally pushing buttons when carrying it in my
purse, the discomfort of not having the mouthpiece close to my mouth,
and having to hold it with my fingertips. I am looking forward to
keeping a phone for more than a few months without it breaking,
though!!

Isaiah Beard wrote in <[email protected]>:

>Markeau wrote:
>
>> "Steve Hanson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news[email protected]
>
>>
>> Dang, I want an ultrathin phone (and stay with SPCS) ... What is their
>> problem??? Why don't they offer smaller phones???
>
>
>I think the problem is heat disspation. Every tried using a Sanyo 600
>for more than say, 5-7 minutes a call? It gets VERY hot. The phone is
>so thin that the heat generated by the electronics in the phone is
>concentrated in a very small place, making it uncomfortably hot to put
>next to your ear.

This is total bull****. Let me restate, everything you have said is
complete and utter nonsense. I use my Sanyo 6000 every day, and
frequently have 30-90 min. conversations on it. This phone has never
been warm enough to even notice the difference. EVER. You'd think
I'd notice this intense heat radiation while making calls that last
over an hour. What am I, Superman?

>So, phones are little bigger than that, for now. The extra size and
>surface area let the heat dissipate a little better. you'll notice
>phones like the 8100 get warm, but as searing hot as the 6000 would get.

Searing hot? You are so full of **** it isn't even funny. The slim
phones have absolutely no problem with heat.

"Eric" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> It seems like everyone nowadays prefers the flip phone style to the
> original "candy bar" style. Is there anyone else who still prefers the
> candy bar over the flip?
>
> Why do you like flip phones? Is it because the size is smaller and more
> compact? Do they look more stylish to you? Do they get better
> reception?
>

I like them because they look nicer and the keys and screen are protected,
so I do not have to lock the keypad after every use. They are also not
nearly as bulky, especially when in a leather case (candybar style phone
tend to be quite bulky in leather cases).

Tom Veldhouse

"Lawrence Glasser" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> What do you mean "produced by Sprint?"
>
> Sprint doesn't "produce" any phones.
>
> Larry

Come on guys. Nobody produces any phones, they manufacture or sell them.
In either case, you ALL know what he meant.

Tom Veldhouse