Alcatel's new 4G flip phone looks to offer higher-quality calls than its previous model, and it supports key messaging apps like WhatsApp. I'm that 5G guy. I've actually been here for every "G." I've ...

Mobile users in need of more basic devices have new flip phone options available from TCL and Alcatel. And we’re not talking about foldable phones of the Android variety. Instead, these are old-school ...

Flip phones have died out here in the states as of late 2000s — right around the time smartphones were coming into play. Flip phones still have hit a niche market, however, with some people still ...

Since I cover smartphones here on ZDNet, I tend to focus on the latest and greatest flagship devices. Occasionally, other interesting phones catch my eye and for the past few weeks I've been trying ...

A new flip phone is coming to users in the United States very soon. It will be no ordinary feature flip phone because it can support Google apps and even Google Assistant. TCL, the company that owns ...

The flip phone has returned. Again. Alcatel announced the new Alcatel Go Flip 3 and the Alcatel Smartflip, which the company calls the first flip phone to launch in North America and feature both ...

TCL has unveiled two classic Alcatel flip phones that it boasts are the first in North America to ship with Google services, including Google Assistant, YouTube, Google Maps, and Search. The Alcatel ...

In this age of $1000+ flagship phones with three or four cameras and displays that can read your fingerprint, it isn't often we find ourselves talking about flip phones. Alcatel gave us reason to do ...

Does MetroPCS support all Alcatel 768 features? MetroPCS is forcing all subscribers to trade in their CDMA phones for GSM phones. Their only GSM flip-phone is the Alcatel 768. (1) Does MetroPCS ...

Alcatel today announced the Go Flip 3 and SmartFlip, two variants of essentially the same clamshell-style feature phone. The phone runs KaiOS, and for the first time in the US, supports both Google ...

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