Android

think that it just looks so cunty

Lmao

Typo or have the kids started using the word differently?

samsung has made a lot of android flip phones for the asian markets, don't think they still do. they were called "galaxy folders". 5g is a tough ask because then you get into the foldables era. the only "weird" 5G phone i know off the cuff is the lg wing which is six years old at this point. the cat s22 is a year newer, and it's a flip phone, but it doesn't do 5G.

there's a local brand, Doro, that makes phones for seniors. their aurora a20 has a pretty neat form factor. again, no 5G.

a friend of mine got the f(x)tec pro^1^, which has a full qwerty keyboard, when it was available. it's a real hefty boi though, at almost 400g. and no 5G.

ulefone makes some real weird hardware, including keypad android phones, with laser pointers and thermal imaging cameras built-in. no flip phones though. on the same wavelength is unihertz which makes like, actual keyring-sized phones. 3" displays.

honestly though, you can't go wrong with the hmd barbie. it has none of what you asked for, but it's hot pink and the IDE for writing your own apps is a 10 year old version of firefox.

is cunty like slang for good or something. like bad to the bone or something?

For Japan I think all the companies that used to make these flip phones moved on to soap bar style phones, as all the flip ones I could find were released 5-10+ years ago. Of course that means no 5G, but you should look up fujitsu, sharp, and Kyocera to see some of these older ones. Can probably find them cheaply on Mercari.

Excited for this thread :))

I think the closest you can go is the Commodore Flip (isn't 5G, but looks quirky), Light Flip (5G, but not really quirky). There will be a Mive Style Folder 3 in the near future apparently, but that one is an usual flip phone too.

Just searched in Korea. Samsung used to make them but not anymore, they seems to herd that market towards the Z flip now.

Latest flip phone available on the market is a 2025 Chinese 4G phone.

Personally I would settle with a keyboard that can be attached to a generic bar type phone that can be slid out so I can ssh into things, but alas even that is impossible it seems.

I believe I'll remember the model right, but Samsung SCHi900 & i910.

I still use my htc desire Z for my parents home automation, it’s running cyanogen mod and does not have 5g sadly :/

You can check the major Japan carrier sites to gan an idea of what's around (au, kddi, dokomo, etc.)

Commodore just made a flip phone. The Callback. It’s preorder only right now.

AliExpress is filled with phones like this. Though 5G is still hit or miss.

I’m personally looking for a mini iPhone knockoff but all are 4G and some don’t even have 4G, last I checked. I see a ton of other cool flip smartphones there though.