Being a 90's baby (with '95 as the cut-off year to count) and growing up in the midst of the technological age, after the Y2K scare, and now sitting in 2024, almost 2025, it's surprising to see a return to basic technology styles. I thought flip phones were a thing the past with the Propel, the Razor, and other similar models from US Cellular. The Razor has even made a comeback. It might have seemed odd to BlackBerry when Apple introduced the iPhone, but the phone's style and concept were solid if you managed not to drop and shatter the screen. However, as a former iPhone owner and now an unhappy former owner of a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, I must say I was much happier with my Galaxy S9 until I had a mishap with the SIM card tray, which led me to the Galaxy Z Flip. When I first got the phone, I loved it, particularly the AR emoji feature for the wallpaper and the cursor pad option in split screen mode But within a month, a black line appeared across the screen fold, spread, and I noticed the side hinge was missing, causing the screen to separate. If I hadn't let my excitement overshadow my observations, I would have returned the phone before falling in love with it. My birthday is this Sunday (12/22), and I almost repurchased the same phone, thinking a newer model might fix the. However, I decided to order a Note 10 and use it until I'm forced to upgrade because I can't keep up with Apple anymore. I don't like constantly upgrading phones unless I really like one, usually based on its color, as these phones are essentially the same with different names, operating systems, and camera counts. In my opinion, Galaxy does make a better operating system.
