Mobile Phone Styles: Candybar, Flip, Slider
While cell phones continue to evolve in styles, functions and applications, three main styles persist: candybar, flip (clamshell or folder) and slider. If you are looking to buy a cell phone and are wondering about the upsides and drawbacks of each style, this might help you out with your purchase:
This style provides the thinnest possible handset, so it is an easy fit in your pocket. The keypad and screen are always accessible. Phones in this style also have no mechanical parts to break—they are all one slender piece. On the other hand, this design usually means a smaller screen and/or keypad, or a longer body. Also, the keypad and screen are unprotected, so the keypad needs to be locked to avoid accidental dialing.
This style has probably the most “real phone” feel, with the microphone close to your mouth. The screen and keypad are protected when the phone is closed, and some models feature external display and/or buttons for access to features and information when the phone is closed. But flip phones tend to be bulkier and have more moving parts to possibly break.
This style is growing in popularity, and allows for larger screens and spacious keypad layouts, while still offering the at-a-glance access to screen candybar cell phones have. The keypad is hidden when not being used, and often these phones have a more stylish look to them. However, the screen is left unprotected, and as with flip phones, sliders have more moving parts to possibly break.
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Tags: candy bar, clam shell, flip, slider