@@ninimad Yup. The Samsung Wave I had back in 2010 also has that feature. I'd hold the volume down button for 10 seconds and it would ring. I can also record an audio that will act as the caller speaking on the other end.
The thing I love about 'old' 90's/2000's tech like this is that so much of it has focus on the simple joys/quality of life improvements that are solely *fun* rather than in pursuit of further profit after the product has been purchased. Modern smartphones are engineered to addict you, and that isn't the case with these. Also, holy shit! TAIKO?!
Japanese flip phones were honestly ahead of nearly all phones in the west during it's peak. Really unfortunate that the technology wasn't made available to the west at the time.
phones just used to look like this back then. Phones were fun and weren't dominated by 3 brands. It was cool if you had a razr or blackberry, but there was a lot more choice. Plus, emojis were fun and uniquely a japanese thing, or you were super into the internet (chatrooms, blogs, etc). I had a black one that was super sleek, don't remember the name and I put a charm on it that my cousin gave me from Daiso
I used to wonder why some japanese people still use flip phones even though the rest of the world are uing smartphones, now I know why. They basically made android flip phones. Love how they didn't let go of this phone model.
I was thinking the same, i used to think where do they even find these phones, i tho they almost disappeared, but these flip phones are totally different
@@raine5953 I did look it up on eBay but couldn't find any seller who sells a complete package (phone, charger, earphone). They only sell the body, how am I supposed to charge the phone when the battery dies :o
@@ayshaghanawi9941 nope, honestly most of the ones you will find for a reasonable price are pre owned, but all you honestly need is the phone and the charger, the pin you can most likely replace.
Honestly sometimes, I feel like I wouldn't complain if we had been stuck in the y2k era because I literally MISS those days 😭 they were just so memorable and wholesome overall, I have so many photos in a little plastic folder from 2009 of me and my friends as well as family just living in the moment
That alarm is actually the same one from one of the cases! I was watching a Let’s Play of the 2nd game so I was surprised to hear that ringtone again so soon
@@sun-wo9vp Like someone's following you, want to get out of a situation you don't want to be in, etc. It's actually a really good feature, I wish more phones had this.
I actually own one of these. Unfortunately, there isn’t much you can do with it if you live outside of Japan. Most countries don’t use the same GSM bands which makes it really difficult to get any plan for this phone. It might be possible if you live close to Japan, maybe in Russia or China. Also, it’s rather old, so it can’t connect to wifi. It’s really only good for the purikura app, unless you live in Japan or somehow managed to get a plan for this phone outside of it.
It's actually more annoying than that - the phone has the hardware for multiple band GSM and UMTS 3G, and although the documentation claims it takes a "miniUIM" card, it's completely compatible with regular 3GPP SIMs. The problem is that they come from the factory provider locked to NTT it's hard to get them unlocked outside Japan. Even if you do get them unlocked, there are some features that simply don't work outside the DoCoMo network like i-Mode and the GPS.
"(携帯) Keitai" literally means "hand-portable", but it's usually short for "携帯電話 Keitai denwa" (mobile telephone). So actually, both of those phones are "keitai". "ガラケー Garakei" is short for "ガラパゴス携帯電話 Galapagos keitai denwa", which is only what they're called nowadays (not back when they were popular), and it's kind of a disparaging term. The Galapagos islands are home to many unusual and defenseless animals, because they evolved there in isolation, cut off from the rest of the world with no natural predators. Calling these old phones "garakei" (not all garakei are flip-phones, BTW) is basically saying that they developed in isolation in Japan and kind of stagnated. They were really advanced compared to what was available overseas in the 90s, but lack of competition meant that very little about them changed between then and when 3G smartphones quickly pushed them out of the market in the late 2000s.
A shoujo manga protagonist you say? (the comment reminds me of School days for some reason. Imagine reading a goodbye text on a Japanese flip phone before you die 🤣)
Waking up with iPhone alarms: *waking up in a abandoned hospital room with Barney and Elmo* Waking up with this Japanese flip phone: *Waking up in Sailor Moon's room*
@@AnonymousGentooman an iPhone user (me),we can’t pick a file because most files don’t work,you can install broken versions of games where you have infinite currency’s but we can’t,and changing our ringtone,notifications ringtone or any sound on our iPhones requires an app and it’s kinda stressful (never tried it but my father told me so) so yuh
I was and still am a lover of flip phones. My first and second were flip phones in one of my fave colors - CANARY GREEN! - and I loved it. The second one even functioned as a tv so it was my fave. Seriously, one of the few things I envy Japan is their flip phone culture. It has practically died out in most part of the world cuz it's considered outdated but for someone who has small hands and likes the aesthetic of flip phones I WANT FLIP PHONES TO COME BACK SO BAD
WHAT?? Fake call?? That is a brilliant idea! Obviously, Japan is on another level. They keep the authentic aspect but also add some new things which are INTENSE.
@@jules6578 oh, the oldder type samsung phones still has it! you know like the nokia type, they still had those features, the best thing is you can just set a combination or press long buttons to activate it, mine's just click the OK button long enough and the fake call would actually happen, and it's like a normal call but the name is just unknown number. They also still have those SOS calls, where if you activate it, you would go to SOS mode, and your SOS contact list would be messaged to you that you are in SOS situation and need help ASAP, really neat!
Like other commenters said, My Samsung flip phone had it. I had that up into 2016, my senior year. The programmable fake call button helped me get away from annoying guys hitting on me all the time lmao
it's because the target audience of this flip phone is teenage girls, and they'll need that app to protect themselves in japan. if an older man is trying to seduce then in the streets or at a place they are alone, they can pretend to talk to papa or someone they know. it's a very very common problem in japan, please research JK culture if you're interested to knowing more.
@@jules6578 I remember using Samsung Corby (the yellow one) and yes, it had fake call feature. Just press the - volume button for a few sec. I used it to avoid small talk. 😂
thank you for making this video ive been researching about japanese flip phones for years and ive been wanting to own one for a while now >< this is one of those rare videos that actually go in depth
I dont know why UA-cam recommended this clip to me, an asian man BUT I watched the whole thing and you are just so happy with that little flip phone that I'm glad I found this video. Thank you UA-cam.
We send messages using e-mail HAHA. Every mobile phone sold in Japan comes with a unique email address that you generate when you first receive the phone/contract. This one is provided by the supplier and differs from "standard" free email addresses.
I want to tho. Idk why but having an iphone these days is really kind of overrated and boring at some point, i only want iphone because of the camera quality and the storage
I’ve been dying for a Japanese flip phone since 2014 because I miss Y2K fashion and all US flip phones still made are technologically slacking. You can’t buy any of the cooler flip phones new anymore
Oh! I used to do this with mine! It’s was super small too tho so it was even funnier when suddenly my mom called me in the middle of class and the teacher told me to pull it out my pocket, and what came out was a pink tiny flip phone, she wasn’t even mad lmao, just told me to put it on silent and gave it back
Watching a Final fantasy gameplay made me want to have a cool flip phone just so I can look cool flipping it out to answer a call. Now seeing this, I specifically want this
At a marketing standpoint, flip phones can make a comeback if the demand is there. They're slept on just because it doesn't boast the latest tech, but that can be remedied given how thin and compact a lot of components are getting. I was hyped for the RAZR 2020, but folding screens aren't fully developed and it lost appeal when you see that crease in the middle. That's why the classic keypad format with physical buttons should make a comeback in a major way. One-handed speed texting used to be a thing and I'd love for that to make a comeback. tl;dr Japanese flip phones are classy af and need to make a comeback.
Probably the new flip smartphones are going to get a place in the market, I've seen a lot of advertising for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, and I live in a third world country
Actually they do have English language in them. I bought my first ever flip phone in 2017 from a small Japanese company and they set it to English b4 Shipping it >.
@@kathy99123 is the flip phone g3 or g4 or g5 if its g3 then I cannot use it in US because we have different numbers. Can u tell me where u bought it? Or a link would be nice
My old Samsung (really old, not even a smartphone) had fake call feature. It's really super useful. You could prerecord yourself or someone else talking and when someone is next to you when you get your fake call they will hear a voice speaking from your phone lol. It looked like a real phone call
Japan is just really good at making stuff appeal to your senses, and their flip phone is proof of it, from all the sounds when you open/use the phone, the buttons, and aesthetics of course.
I wish these phones would make a major comeback around the world, hanging up on someone by aggressively clicking the “end” button just isn’t as satisfying as slamming a clamshell phone closed
lol me too they always made it look so cool. With there charms on the phone. My younger brother (years younger) watches anime but wen I try to get him to watch anime from my time he doesn’t Like the graphics. He can’t stand the hand drawn animation period. I love that era.
@JustAMotobug Why are you like this? Literally all your comments is just you shitting on people. Killjoy, jeez. Let people enjoy what they want, it’s pathetic, they aren’t hurting anyone and you’re just ruining their moment ._.
That “fake call” can save someone’s life! Or, help it. I’ve been followed before, and I have been in dangerous situations where I had to fake a call to get out!
the fact that most people are getting flip phones for the aesthetic while I’m stuck with one cause of me not wanting my parents to spend too much on me 😭 like sheesh kids looked at me weird for having a flip phone in 2015 and now it’s a trend,,,,
Same i had a filp phone in my freshmen year oh highschool but i didnt care really ppl actually liked it and thoughtvit was cool. It was an Lg with led lights. It was 2015 too. :3
Not a fliphone but a phone with buttons (it was a motorola if I remember correctly???) and I was so ashamed for using one because it was the only one my mom could afford at the time (2015-2017) I still usted the hell out of it, the keyboardʼs letter even started to fade lol
ikr people make things like flip phones seem "vintage" and "cool" and "anime" like.. o k i had a flip phone so it makes me feel old, AND IM NOT EVEN OLD
I'm usually well composed about things like this- but the plethora of personal touches in messaging to the practical and needed 'fake call' security measure- I am genuinely impressed
Unfortunately, that function only works in Japan. Trying to use that function outside of Japan, at least on my phone, just brings up a black screen with a no signal warning.
I love how there's only TWO kinds of phones that are the most common in Japan. It's either an iPhone, or flip phone. Android users must feel lonely in Japan's tech ecosystem.
No, there are plenty of Android phones here. I haven't checked the numbers but I think that there are actually more Android phones than iPhones. There are certainly a lot more of them on TV commercials and in phone stores here. Meanwhile, virtually no-one carries a flip-phone any more. There's a small secondhand market and the occasional new "retro" phone which are only used by Japanese hipsters. The majority of the original old flip-phones won't even connect to the cell network any more.
@@Nezuji I have to disagree here. I ALWAYS see a Japanese person using an iPhone. Not once in my life did I see a Japanese person use an Android device.
On a darker note, I would hate to have that chime when u need to open the phone if you need to get a hold of the police in a horror movie situation. I don’t know why my mind went here, I watch too many movies LOL
If you watch My Hero Academia, you'll see that Ochako Uraraka has a flip phone the EXACT same colour and EXACT shape and everything. and the fandom making jokes of her being poor-
I mean, her reasoning for being a hero was so that her parents wouldn't have to work so hard, so it's an easy assumption to make. But joking about it because of her having a flip phone makes no sense, considering that students and business people often use flip phones so that they can't get distracted. Joking about it in general is quite mean.
I wouldn't be surprised if more countries came full circle back to flip phones, tbh I feel like I'd rather this more than a smartphone especially in certain situations
I really miss the past when all of the technologies are not so high tech and my phone were a flip phone nokia because that way I can spend my time practicing my sketch and hanging outside.... Nowadays we're so attached to our phones and other technology stuffs especially they began to upgrade so fast that we never get to bond with our family and play with our dogs 😞
honestly, my opinion is that it's not the technology's fault, it's more likely *our* fault. Why is that? sure, technologies developments in many fields can be beneficial for us humans, but most of the time we're using it for too much. So next time make sure to do detoxification and have more q times with your dearest family & friends 😆❤️
@@sanforyouu but the technology's designed specifically to be addictive. If company's prioritised actual functionality and longevity, phones would be a lot different to the way they are now. They have so many useless features nowadays, while the battery life, physical strength and ability to work without being connected to wifi keeps going down. What can your phone actually do when it's not connected to the wifi? How many apps can you use without connecting to your email, Samsung account, apple account etc? They've made it so that phone repairs are so complex and expensive that it's cheaper and easier to just buy a new phone. Phone technology isn't prioritising ease for the user, it's just ensuring that the phone burns bright and fast enough for the user to come back and buy another one.
I went to Japan back in 2018. I was so surprised when I saw a group of teenage girls were using flip phones. I was never expected to see flip phones again 😂.
Believe it or not, some parents are now buying cheap flipphones from Nokia/Alcatel that are pretty good quality for their kids to call or text You can still do stuff like watch UA-cam videos
Flip-phones feel so much more social, when they're a norm, it feels like everyone's on the same social plane, using messages and calls. With smartphones, there are so many apps and eco-systems, so many different bubbles that we're all separated into, and they're all designed for addiction. Dumbphones however, nah, just message your friends using their number that's how everyone does it.
Omg, when my mom worked for a telecom company, they had flip phones on display. I used to “borrow” and play with it while waiting for my mom to finish her shift. I was (and still am, lowkey) obsessed with them. Also had a Winnie the Pooh themed one that I got my mom to buy at a perya/carnival type event when i was in kinder but lost it while we were traveling
My aunts are all living in Japan and they would always give their old flip phones just to play with it. I remember my aunt gave me this cute pink one and watching this brings so much memories 😭✨
@@bubblegum1038 if you’re asking the ones I used to have, I am not not entirely sure. I had them back in 2010 and they are the docomo and motorola brand.
the fact that she got so excited seeing all those flip phone features shows how much better flip phones were compared to typical smartphones such as apple devices.
I’d love to try out a flip phone some day. Of course there are many benefits of having a iPhone or just a smart phone in general but I find I have a bad relationship with my phone and i need to remember that they are essentially for communication, not hours of addictive and unhealthy internet/social media.
OMG i saw this phone when it just came out and at that time i didn’t have the money to get it😢 and when i wanted one, it became so difficult to find it😭 sobs
never knew i needed a flip phone until now. i have always preferred flip phones in the past while my friends preferred the old small touch screen phone, knew i had good taste.
Whenever I think of flip phones, I think of that Japanese horror called One Missed Call. So when I got a flip phone as a kid, I had a slight lingering fear with it. Lol
It's pretty cute and especially suitable for young girls in middle and high school, but I feel like kids who use flip phones at this time will probably get bullied at school lol. Even kids have the latest phones nowadays
That's why I love phone gadget from Japan, hope they gonna be international someday. Her reaction towards all cute stuff on the phone, literally like me.
I miss the simple hello kitty flip phone I had when I was 13. They're so satisfied. I used to hang up just by closing it and I love that. Also it is kinda satisfying when you're angry at someone hahaha
That's a good video! I'm a Japanese writer. The name is ``Mikan Oshidari'（忍足みかん🍊）'. I'm writing a book called ``I Want to Quit Being a Smartphone Slave.'' I switched to a flip phone because of my smartphone addiction. It's all about mental health. I no longer get tired of smartphone screens, notification sounds, and unnecessary connections. It's comfortable. Only the really necessary communications will come to your flip phone. There is no inconvenience. I think flip phones should be reevaluated more globally. I hear that young people in America are paying the most attention to flip phones. Thank you for the wonderful video.
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The only reason I want flip phones coming back is, because I can dramatically hang up a call.
I want one so that i can dramatically receive a call..
not that i get calls tho. The only calls i get are spam and family 😂
omg same
I’ve never had a flip phone but now i really want one because i want to do just this; answering and hanging up a call dramatically 😂
@@aisyahazzahrah446 you never had 1
Oml I used my friend's one alot for the smacking of the screen 😗😌👌🏽
Ikr🤣
the fake call thing could be SUCH A LIFESAVER
Yeah especially if you’re walking alone at night
My best friend had it and she used it all the time!
my phone has it lol
Isn't every phone have that? Even my old non-android samsung have that feature 😶
@@ninimad Yup. The Samsung Wave I had back in 2010 also has that feature. I'd hold the volume down button for 10 seconds and it would ring. I can also record an audio that will act as the caller speaking on the other end.
The thing I love about 'old' 90's/2000's tech like this is that so much of it has focus on the simple joys/quality of life improvements that are solely *fun* rather than in pursuit of further profit after the product has been purchased. Modern smartphones are engineered to addict you, and that isn't the case with these. Also, holy shit! TAIKO?!
Also, lowkey, that fake call could be life-saving.
Old? 😂 these phones are not that old…
We used to have these around 2006/2008 ….
I get you all are very young but still…
@@Solip_i Doesn't 2006 is included in 2000's?
@@Solip_i you're old lol. 2000s fashion is being filed under vintage, just saying 🤣
@@Solip_i sorry but 2006 is 18 years ago and vintage means 20+ years old so it's basically vintage.
Honestly I kinda miss the sass that came with a flip phone they were a mood
Also way harder to crack your screen
the fact that every phone was different and represented your personality was a gold memory
@@mindofvirtuoso3358 Now you can personalize it with wallpaper, widget like KWGT and case/color.
You can get samsung smart flip phone
always wanted one, pretty cool
@@mindofvirtuoso3358 my phone represents my personalty pretty well, lol. I have a coral A70 in a white wallet cover. And I use SquareHome Launcher.
I never knew how much I needed a Japanese flip phone until now🤭
me either!
I knew it since I'm 12 but i still don't know how to buy it
I need one too
ikr
I’ve always known my great desire for a Japanese flip phone!
THE RINGTONES SOUND LIKE THEY CAME OUT STRAIGHT FROM A OLD MAGICAL GIRL ANIME I'M BUYING THIS
😭😭😭right
Japanese flip phone alarm sounds like you're going to transform into a magical girl
Yus!! That and it reminds me of playing Dogz and Imagine Ice Champion on my Pink Nintendo DS....T-T I missed those memories......
Also flipping open a phone makes me feel like I'm going to henshin into a Kamen Rider
Then there's apple...
*BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEEPWAKEUPBISHBEEP*
@@Kalani_Saiko accurate-
@@aimboy234 exactly!!!
Japanese flip phones were honestly ahead of nearly all phones in the west during it's peak. Really unfortunate that the technology wasn't made available to the west at the time.
US banned it from coming because they wanted to start the smart phone business.
I wish we would've gotten that technology in Europe. I want cute blinking text messages & kawaii emojis now
@@traveler8010 wow
@@traveler8010 I think you missed the point of Apple being a "private company".
I remember my mom having a Tata Docomo phone. I'm from India and my many relatives had flip phones. In India I think it was normal...
I thought in anime the artists were just being extra but omg this is actually how they look??!
phones just used to look like this back then. Phones were fun and weren't dominated by 3 brands. It was cool if you had a razr or blackberry, but there was a lot more choice. Plus, emojis were fun and uniquely a japanese thing, or you were super into the internet (chatrooms, blogs, etc). I had a black one that was super sleek, don't remember the name and I put a charm on it that my cousin gave me from Daiso
That alarm wouldn't wake me up, instead it would be background music for my dreams where I'll be catching pokemon.
Same lol. I literally have a rooster call as my alarm because I sleep through the nicer tones
**cue the magical girl outfit change sequence**
I have an android and put The Lazy Song it was awful i had dream i was sleeping until call tone rang my coworker call for work
If you don't wake up you won't really be able to be the very best, like no one ever was.
€£€€€€€£¥ because it sounds like a **** siren
I used to wonder why some japanese people still use flip phones even though the rest of the world are uing smartphones, now I know why. They basically made android flip phones. Love how they didn't let go of this phone model.
I was thinking the same, i used to think where do they even find these phones, i tho they almost disappeared, but these flip phones are totally different
Yea but the screen ain't big like smartphone so it feels bit awkward when you swipe your finger. I mean if you fat finger that is--
When I lived in Japan, people had both. They had a smartphone for using social media apps, but for calling, people still used a flip phone.
Also flip phones are really handy with the Japanese keyboard. It’s a lot easier to type in Japanese using a keyboard in comparison to an iPhone
Flip phones are cheap and durable. You can feel easy when you accidentally drop flip phones
immediately bought after watching
Where did you buy it?
@@raine5953 I did look it up on eBay but couldn't find any seller who sells a complete package (phone, charger, earphone). They only sell the body, how am I supposed to charge the phone when the battery dies :o
Same
Is there am english version
@@ayshaghanawi9941 nope, honestly most of the ones you will find for a reasonable price are pre owned, but all you honestly need is the phone and the charger, the pin you can most likely replace.
They have a whole discord emoji list, you don't even have to buy nitro
Loll
Lmao
xd
But you have to buy a phone.lol
for real? if that's true where the hecc can I buy one?!
why does Japan just make cuter technology
Becaus... They can
Literally 😭
fr
@@lr2924 i read somewhere tht it's to direct other's focus away from their war crimes lol
Because Japan embrace the power of cuteness🤭
Honestly sometimes, I feel like I wouldn't complain if we had been stuck in the y2k era because I literally MISS those days 😭 they were just so memorable and wholesome overall, I have so many photos in a little plastic folder from 2009 of me and my friends as well as family just living in the moment
Smartphones just look so plain after this video, anyway the dramatic alarm makes me think about ace attorney lmao
Sameee, love that game
That alarm is actually the same one from one of the cases! I was watching a Let’s Play of the 2nd game so I was surprised to hear that ringtone again so soon
This has to be my alarm and Nana’s ringtone has to be my own.
I love ace attorney so this put a smile on my face
I love Ace Attorney so much! I'm so glad to see it become more popular ^^
the fake call feature can actually be helpful in dangerous situations owo
Frr
hmm what do you mean by dangerous situations?
@@sun-wo9vp Like someone's following you, want to get out of a situation you don't want to be in, etc. It's actually a really good feature, I wish more phones had this.
Or when being in awkward situations lol it could be a distraction
@@sun-wo9vp or like someone kept talking to or bothering you and you have to get out of there by answering a fake call
I actually own one of these. Unfortunately, there isn’t much you can do with it if you live outside of Japan. Most countries don’t use the same GSM bands which makes it really difficult to get any plan for this phone. It might be possible if you live close to Japan, maybe in Russia or China. Also, it’s rather old, so it can’t connect to wifi. It’s really only good for the purikura app, unless you live in Japan or somehow managed to get a plan for this phone outside of it.
so u cant call or text w it in the US?
the older versions are usially like these, there are a lots of newer models that support wifi and you could use all social medias
It's actually more annoying than that - the phone has the hardware for multiple band GSM and UMTS 3G, and although the documentation claims it takes a "miniUIM" card, it's completely compatible with regular 3GPP SIMs. The problem is that they come from the factory provider locked to NTT it's hard to get them unlocked outside Japan. Even if you do get them unlocked, there are some features that simply don't work outside the DoCoMo network like i-Mode and the GPS.
@@TrimeshSZ ive heard that the au carrier is happy to unlock them for people outside japan
You don't understand how much I want to hang up on someone by smacking the phone closed. The POWER
IT MAKES ME LOOK LIKE A BADDIE
*I GOT THE POWER*
yes
OMG I CAN'T EVEN *slams phone shut*
@@even___ owning this piece of badass power? lady, you ARE a baddie
Euo is the only person who can make me watch a whole 10 minute flip phone review
Fr fr lmaooo. Never knew I would buy a Japanese flip phone after watching this. 🤌🏼
facts
SAME
i watch these reviews constantly
"(携帯) Keitai" literally means "hand-portable", but it's usually short for
"携帯電話 Keitai denwa" (mobile telephone). So actually, both of those phones are "keitai".
"ガラケー Garakei" is short for "ガラパゴス携帯電話 Galapagos keitai denwa", which is only what they're called nowadays (not back when they were popular), and it's kind of a disparaging term. The Galapagos islands are home to many unusual and defenseless animals, because they evolved there in isolation, cut off from the rest of the world with no natural predators. Calling these old phones "garakei" (not all garakei are flip-phones, BTW) is basically saying that they developed in isolation in Japan and kind of stagnated. They were really advanced compared to what was available overseas in the 90s, but lack of competition meant that very little about them changed between then and when 3G smartphones quickly pushed them out of the market in the late 2000s.
the way im gonna buy it so i can feel like a shoujo manga protagonist 😃
pls update us what you think if you buy itt
@@putriseptiyani5639 right
A shoujo manga protagonist you say?
(the comment reminds me of School days for some reason. Imagine reading a goodbye text on a Japanese flip phone before you die 🤣)
😂
is it hard to find???
Waking up with iPhone alarms: *waking up in a abandoned hospital room with Barney and Elmo*
Waking up with this Japanese flip phone: *Waking up in Sailor Moon's room*
It also give me vibes like: ✨waking up to take care of your island and talk to your favorite villager in animal crossing✨
qawsedrftgyhujikolp
WHY SO ACCURATE HMM?
@@AnonymousGentooman an iPhone user (me),we can’t pick a file because most files don’t work,you can install broken versions of games where you have infinite currency’s but we can’t,and changing our ringtone,notifications ringtone or any sound on our iPhones requires an app and it’s kinda stressful (never tried it but my father told me so) so yuh
@@rachelbenchluch7586 they’re creepy when they just aren’t hyperactive
I was and still am a lover of flip phones. My first and second were flip phones in one of my fave colors - CANARY GREEN! - and I loved it. The second one even functioned as a tv so it was my fave. Seriously, one of the few things I envy Japan is their flip phone culture. It has practically died out in most part of the world cuz it's considered outdated but for someone who has small hands and likes the aesthetic of flip phones I WANT FLIP PHONES TO COME BACK SO BAD
My mom: "Why would you buy a flip phone? You literally have a smart phone with you. "
Me: *"It's important to my life-"*
Yes ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ
My mum would think I was a drug dealer if I got a flip phone
@@nesa4839 not this one lmaoo
I can be anime without the struggle UwU
@@nesa4839 same,.
Once I get that flip phone, I better lead that anime life with my harem
Ikr
what's harem?
@@bangtanshook4271 surrounded by people from the opposite sex
Yesssssss
Hahah frl
I want a Japanese flip phone so bad. It would even help me with learning Japanese
"sorry i took too long to reply, im choosing the cutest emojis to reply"
"which is all of them.. so it's gonna take a while sorry luv
Black butler fan (kurishitsuji)
And you send that text in a flashing rainbow paragraph with sparkles sprinkled into it
@@snowhite7310 wrong spelling (kuroshitsuji) not kurishitsuji
relarable
WHAT?? Fake call?? That is a brilliant idea! Obviously, Japan is on another level. They keep the authentic aspect but also add some new things which are INTENSE.
this was actually a feature in older smasung phones which i really miss- it saved me from pesky salesmen
@@jules6578 oh, the oldder type samsung phones still has it! you know like the nokia type, they still had those features, the best thing is you can just set a combination or press long buttons to activate it, mine's just click the OK button long enough and the fake call would actually happen, and it's like a normal call but the name is just unknown number. They also still have those SOS calls, where if you activate it, you would go to SOS mode, and your SOS contact list would be messaged to you that you are in SOS situation and need help ASAP, really neat!
Like other commenters said, My Samsung flip phone had it. I had that up into 2016, my senior year. The programmable fake call button helped me get away from annoying guys hitting on me all the time lmao
it's because the target audience of this flip phone is teenage girls, and they'll need that app to protect themselves in japan. if an older man is trying to seduce then in the streets or at a place they are alone, they can pretend to talk to papa or someone they know. it's a very very common problem in japan, please research JK culture if you're interested to knowing more.
@@jules6578 I remember using Samsung Corby (the yellow one) and yes, it had fake call feature. Just press the - volume button for a few sec. I used it to avoid small talk. 😂
thank you for making this video ive been researching about japanese flip phones for years and ive been wanting to own one for a while now >< this is one of those rare videos that actually go in depth
"I want a flip phone"
"Oh so you're old schooled"
"It's Japanese"
Man of culture
It's from Japaaaaaaaaaaan
@@BeyondBaito YES BE MORE CHILL
"So you're a weeaboo?"
I dont know why UA-cam recommended this clip to me, an asian man BUT I watched the whole thing and you are just so happy with that little flip phone that I'm glad I found this video. Thank you UA-cam.
haha me too.
me either
Make me nostalgic with the past when we just use phone. Not getting addicted by it.
Me too
@JustAMotobug man you're being negative *everywhere!* Cjile
im definitely buying this for the nostalgia and the little inconveniences are so cute and fun!!!
THERE'S TAIKO ON THIS? I'M SOLD
Wait really I haven't gotten to that bit of the vid yet, that's sick
Tokaku!! You're here, how lovely things connect like that
drum.
SAME
tokaku!!! ily
This is literally every anime phone ever . . . I always wondered how they "e-mailed"
My teacher's sister who has a son who study in japan told us that they're not allowed to use SNS that's why they ask for our email address. 😅
@@beacuyog238 whats SNS
@@migle202 social network servis aka social medias
We send messages using e-mail HAHA. Every mobile phone sold in Japan comes with a unique email address that you generate when you first receive the phone/contract. This one is provided by the supplier and differs from "standard" free email addresses.
Thanks for informing ❤️
when yagami asked misa to buy two phone just in case, misa bought these
Suddenly people bring back the old flip phone because it's aesthetic
well yea ofc! it's really cute and practical🥰
It’s always been a great aesthetic wymmm I would’ve killed to have a phone like this when it was the 2000s
I want to tho. Idk why but having an iphone these days is really kind of overrated and boring at some point, i only want iphone because of the camera quality and the storage
@@Pokemon32961 wait,, you didn’t have phones like this past the 2000s?😭 meanwhile the last time i had a phone like this was 2016
I’ve been dying for a Japanese flip phone since 2014 because I miss Y2K fashion and all US flip phones still made are technologically slacking. You can’t buy any of the cooler flip phones new anymore
you don't understand I'M OBSESSED
So this is the reason why students in Japanese usually use flip phone
@CutiePie 林檎 Those people don’t have taste. Maybe get them to do a Covid-19 test.
@CutiePie 林檎 damn sucks for you LMFAOO
@@teenshii you're fucking brilliant, I hope you know that
AND IT’S PINK!?! What a mood, 10/10 would purchase too 💖☺️
It’s only $300 USD!
@@alize0623 where?
@@alize0623 link please 😭
@@alize0623 where can I get it link?
you can get it on ebay for much cheaper guys!
That alarm makes me feel like i’m doing magical girl transformation. I woke up and chose to be magical ✨
"happiness is a choice" -FractalPrism
and now
"magical is a choice" -Loveless Sevensins
Every death metal guy should have one of these
Absolutely
i miss putting cute keychains on phones dang it, i might get one just for the latter
The first smartphone i had lacked the keychain hole... I was extremely disappointed
Omg YAAASSSS i had one in highschool and would always change keychain. I still keep the fliphone tho ofc its not functioning anymore
I still do it with my phone case ! I hang the straps where there's a hole like next to my volume button 🥰
Covers now come with hole to put keychains
U can always attach phone charms on the hole in the side of the phone case(:
I need this. So when my school need to confiscate the students' phones mine would only look like a toy
Hella smart 😂😂
@@khairulzarifah7945 ikr? i really want one too lmao not just because it's cute but because of this comment
Oh! I used to do this with mine! It’s was super small too tho so it was even funnier when suddenly my mom called me in the middle of class and the teacher told me to pull it out my pocket, and what came out was a pink tiny flip phone, she wasn’t even mad lmao, just told me to put it on silent and gave it back
wow i felt old reading this
Yea and... Is it in Japanese... I mean the language... I can't read Japanese but I can understand some. 😂
Watching a Final fantasy gameplay made me want to have a cool flip phone just so I can look cool flipping it out to answer a call. Now seeing this, I specifically want this
At a marketing standpoint, flip phones can make a comeback if the demand is there. They're slept on just because it doesn't boast the latest tech, but that can be remedied given how thin and compact a lot of components are getting. I was hyped for the RAZR 2020, but folding screens aren't fully developed and it lost appeal when you see that crease in the middle. That's why the classic keypad format with physical buttons should make a comeback in a major way. One-handed speed texting used to be a thing and I'd love for that to make a comeback.
tl;dr Japanese flip phones are classy af and need to make a comeback.
Probably the new flip smartphones are going to get a place in the market, I've seen a lot of advertising for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, and I live in a third world country
And that’s why im so obsessed with Japanese flips phone. Seriously, it would be amazing if they produce it in my language or English.
Actually they do have English language in them. I bought my first ever flip phone in 2017 from a small Japanese company and they set it to English b4 Shipping it >.
Yes!!! I would completely buy one right now if they had it in English and kept all the same widgets
@@kathy99123 is the flip phone g3 or g4 or g5 if its g3 then I cannot use it in US because we have different numbers. Can u tell me where u bought it? Or a link would be nice
@@kathy99123 could you tell me where to buy it, thank you
@@kathy99123 where did u get it
I never wanted a flip phone more in my life 😭 I can imagine back then my high school self texting my crush with those cute emojis 😆
that fake call feature is actually so tight. I NEED IT
yeah man, no better way to excuse yourself from someone you don't wanna talk to lol
My old Samsung (really old, not even a smartphone) had fake call feature. It's really super useful. You could prerecord yourself or someone else talking and when someone is next to you when you get your fake call they will hear a voice speaking from your phone lol. It looked like a real phone call
@@touyatodoroki5488 which app?
My old flip phone used to have that feature too i miss it
Japan is just really good at making stuff appeal to your senses, and their flip phone is proof of it, from all the sounds when you open/use the phone, the buttons, and aesthetics of course.
I wish these phones would make a major comeback around the world, hanging up on someone by aggressively clicking the “end” button just isn’t as satisfying as slamming a clamshell phone closed
i grew up watching anime during the 2000s-2010s, and i remember every anime character has a flip phone. I always wanted to have one ever since :))
lol me too they always made it look so cool. With there charms on the phone. My younger brother (years younger) watches anime but wen I try to get him to watch anime from my time he doesn’t
Like the graphics. He can’t stand the hand drawn animation period. I love that era.
@JustAMotobug you must be pretty miserable to go around this comment section and make negative replies everywhere. Just let people have fun my dude.
@JustAMotobug at that time the OP was just a kid, how is that shallow?
@JustAMotobug I think it’s shallow when you have to go out of your way to tell people’s childhood/wish “shallow”.
@JustAMotobug Why are you like this? Literally all your comments is just you shitting on people. Killjoy, jeez. Let people enjoy what they want, it’s pathetic, they aren’t hurting anyone and you’re just ruining their moment ._.
That “fake call” can save someone’s life! Or, help it. I’ve been followed before, and I have been in dangerous situations where I had to fake a call to get out!
I need that fake call to pull me out of many awkward situation that I always go to...
there are some fake call apps in playstore.. i hope that will help you.. stay safe 🙏
I went from hating flip phones a few years ago to really wishing they'd make a comeback. iPhone, make it happen.
This makes me want a flip phone for the aesthetic
Same!
This is litterally the phone I wanted desperately back in 2016
NOOOOO THE MOVING EMOJIS AND KAOMOJIS ARE SO ADORABLE
the fact that most people are getting flip phones for the aesthetic while I’m stuck with one cause of me not wanting my parents to spend too much on me 😭 like sheesh kids looked at me weird for having a flip phone in 2015 and now it’s a trend,,,,
Is you flip phone at least android-capable? I really understand that situation…
Same i had a filp phone in my freshmen year oh highschool but i didnt care really ppl actually liked it and thoughtvit was cool. It was an Lg with led lights. It was 2015 too. :3
Not a fliphone but a phone with buttons (it was a motorola if I remember correctly???) and I was so ashamed for using one because it was the only one my mom could afford at the time (2015-2017)
I still usted the hell out of it, the keyboardʼs letter even started to fade lol
To be fair, it's not a trend now. It's just euodi wanting cute little vintage things, and it's still common in Japan to have flip phone.
ikr people make things like flip phones seem "vintage" and "cool" and "anime" like.. o k
i had a flip phone so it makes me feel old, AND IM NOT EVEN OLD
I'm usually well composed about things like this- but the plethora of personal touches in messaging to the practical and needed 'fake call' security measure- I am genuinely impressed
I remember in 2010 when I heard about Japanese flip phones having the ability to watch tv shows. I was so jealous I actually wanted one ever since
Unfortunately, that function only works in Japan. Trying to use that function outside of Japan, at least on my phone, just brings up a black screen with a no signal warning.
that’s it, dear japan drop the damn phone in english version 😭🙏 God i need this 😭
They have an English setting I'm pretty sure.
@@slaythehousebootsdown hope they have
FR I NEED THIS
@Kallista Knox what’s link to the phone?
SAME
I love how there's only TWO kinds of phones that are the most common in Japan. It's either an iPhone, or flip phone. Android users must feel lonely in Japan's tech ecosystem.
No, there are plenty of Android phones here. I haven't checked the numbers but I think that there are actually more Android phones than iPhones. There are certainly a lot more of them on TV commercials and in phone stores here.
Meanwhile, virtually no-one carries a flip-phone any more. There's a small secondhand market and the occasional new "retro" phone which are only used by Japanese hipsters. The majority of the original old flip-phones won't even connect to the cell network any more.
@@Nezuji I have to disagree here. I ALWAYS see a Japanese person using an iPhone. Not once in my life did I see a Japanese person use an Android device.
Also, Apple DOMINATED Japan's smartphone industry, with a 53% market share, more than the next 4 smartphone brands combined.
May Japanese flip phones like the Sharp ones run on android though :/.
Lol are you joking? I've seen lots of Japanese students with android phones and just people in general with androids 💀
On a darker note, I would hate to have that chime when u need to open the phone if you need to get a hold of the police in a horror movie situation. I don’t know why my mind went here, I watch too many movies LOL
I thought the exact same thing!
Also for situations where you need to check your phone discreetly
most keitais have a button on the side for "manner mode" that instantly silences the phone
you shoulf wathc One Missed Call, its a japanese horror movie series about a ghost that calls people and shows them how they die
you can deactivate it if you want
that reminds me I've been wanting to get a Japanese white flip phone all this time
Me tooo 😭
Yeah, theyre only keep that flipphone only for theyre people.sosad. When i kid i reaaly want to have one
I NEED THAT "FAKE CALL" FEATURE FOR MY WHOLE BEING. GIVE ME THAT!
If you watch My Hero Academia, you'll see that Ochako Uraraka has a flip phone the EXACT same colour and EXACT shape and everything.
and the fandom making jokes of her being poor-
Oo but I love her and her phone
I mean, her reasoning for being a hero was so that her parents wouldn't have to work so hard, so it's an easy assumption to make. But joking about it because of her having a flip phone makes no sense, considering that students and business people often use flip phones so that they can't get distracted. Joking about it in general is quite mean.
@@thathumakola7756 Me too its so cute!
@@PercyPanleo people in America dont use flip phones unless you’re old.
true
I wouldn't be surprised if more countries came full circle back to flip phones, tbh I feel like I'd rather this more than a smartphone especially in certain situations
Theyre probably going that direction considering the new razer & lg flip phone/smart phone hybrids(:
i can’t wait till they do, i’ll be ahead of the game after buying one, and i can FINALLY not have to use other apps to talk to my friends anymore >:3
This is how I want Motorola to rise from the ashes
@@jazz-axy9924 tbh motorola is mainly used for stuff like walkie talkies/radios and house phones, haven't seen anyone use them in a long time
@@misschelz1 they arent new and LG doesnt sell phones anymore. Motorola cant sell cheap flip phones rn, they will go bankrupt before that happens.
This explains a lot on why Tokyo Drift takes place in the future, everyone get back to flip phones.
I really miss the past when all of the technologies are not so high tech and my phone were a flip phone nokia because that way I can spend my time practicing my sketch and hanging outside.... Nowadays we're so attached to our phones and other technology stuffs especially they began to upgrade so fast that we never get to bond with our family and play with our dogs 😞
My flip phone can't even keep more than 3 songs 😂
@@ady341 I have like 500 songs on my phone I wouldn't survive tho 😂
If only Gen z realized this ...
honestly, my opinion is that it's not the technology's fault, it's more likely *our* fault. Why is that? sure, technologies developments in many fields can be beneficial for us humans, but most of the time we're using it for too much. So next time make sure to do detoxification and have more q times with your dearest family & friends 😆❤️
@@sanforyouu but the technology's designed specifically to be addictive. If company's prioritised actual functionality and longevity, phones would be a lot different to the way they are now. They have so many useless features nowadays, while the battery life, physical strength and ability to work without being connected to wifi keeps going down. What can your phone actually do when it's not connected to the wifi? How many apps can you use without connecting to your email, Samsung account, apple account etc? They've made it so that phone repairs are so complex and expensive that it's cheaper and easier to just buy a new phone. Phone technology isn't prioritising ease for the user, it's just ensuring that the phone burns bright and fast enough for the user to come back and buy another one.
I went to Japan back in 2018. I was so surprised when I saw a group of teenage girls were using flip phones. I was never expected to see flip phones again 😂.
Believe it or not, some parents are now buying cheap flipphones from Nokia/Alcatel that are pretty good quality for their kids to call or text
You can still do stuff like watch UA-cam videos
I wish they brought them back, or at, least hybrid models. Flip phones would be great at detoxing from social media TT
IT LOOKS SO CUTE?? AAAWAWAWWA
japanese flip phones literally have a whole set of animated discord emojis in them
5:36 It's Nocturne Op.9 No.2 in E flat by Frédéric Chopin!
Ye
YESS!! FINALLY SOMEONE RECOGNIZES IT TOO!!
Thanks!
Bringing back the polyphonic ringtones. I never thought I'd see the day. I actually love those ringtones. 😍😁
why is it that even the classic ringtone on the flip phone sounds better than the default iPhone one :/
She: *flip opens her phone with a push of a button*
Me: damn sis, that flex
6:25 never in a million years i would've thought a blue lobster was hidden in a JAPENESE FLIP PHONE.
imagine waking up to that
Flip-phones feel so much more social, when they're a norm, it feels like everyone's on the same social plane, using messages and calls.
With smartphones, there are so many apps and eco-systems, so many different bubbles that we're all separated into, and they're all designed for addiction.
Dumbphones however, nah, just message your friends using their number that's how everyone does it.
This is a smartphone though
Ikr. Literally all my friends are weirded out that I don’t want any apple products, just wait until I tell them I want a flip phone now lmao
That first alarm is literally the chorus of Berryz Koubou’s Be Genki and I’m here for that. T a s t e
Omg a berryz fan in the wild
YES
Berryz were my childhood
I knew it sounded like tsunku!!! I was more of a °C-ute fan but I can't deny Berryz was one of the greats!
i knew it!
My parents will give me 200$ If I will pass my exams, I NEED TO BOUGHT IT I'M GONNA TALK OF JAPAN IN MY EXAMS AND THIS IS SO CUTEEEEE
Good luck
I hope u pass :)
do you know where to buy a phone like this???? :)
@@christianlee1151 thanksss
@@Ghoulket5 I hope it tooooo
Omg, when my mom worked for a telecom company, they had flip phones on display. I used to “borrow” and play with it while waiting for my mom to finish her shift. I was (and still am, lowkey) obsessed with them. Also had a Winnie the Pooh themed one that I got my mom to buy at a perya/carnival type event when i was in kinder but lost it while we were traveling
My aunts are all living in Japan and they would always give their old flip phones just to play with it. I remember my aunt gave me this cute pink one and watching this brings so much memories 😭✨
Lucky (pouts) o~o
@@snowhite7310 shut up
What year do they released these flip phones?
@@aqurxiaa337 stay mad uwu
@@bubblegum1038 if you’re asking the ones I used to have, I am not not entirely sure. I had them back in 2010 and they are the docomo and motorola brand.
the fact that she got so excited seeing all those flip phone features shows how much better flip phones were compared to typical smartphones such as apple devices.
damn them apple emojis just dont be hitting the same
Now I just need to master the Japanese language so I can be cute and cool with this phone
I think you can switch the settings to English!
I’d love to try out a flip phone some day. Of course there are many benefits of having a iPhone or just a smart phone in general but I find I have a bad relationship with my phone and i need to remember that they are essentially for communication, not hours of addictive and unhealthy internet/social media.
OMG i saw this phone when it just came out and at that time i didn’t have the money to get it😢 and when i wanted one, it became so difficult to find it😭 sobs
ebay 180 to 300 something
What's brand
Whats the name of the phone?
@@aaatoinfinity dokomo f 06D i think|ω・）
OMG I LOVE THE FAKE CALL IDEA!! SO BRILLIANT AND HANDY IN ALL SITUATIONS!!
saw this vid in my recommended and I don't regret watching it especially cause now I want one of those
Just by seeing this, I’m convincing myself to buy a flip phone
you're not the only one HAHAHAHAHA
Ayoo samee
Already bought one
@JustAMotobug tbh getting a flipping would be nicer just because you would be less distracted with the limited apps if youre in school.
@JustAMotobug lol it isn´t
never knew i needed a flip phone until now. i have always preferred flip phones in the past while my friends preferred the old small touch screen phone, knew i had good taste.
Whenever I think of flip phones, I think of that Japanese horror called One Missed Call. So when I got a flip phone as a kid, I had a slight lingering fear with it. Lol
flip phones will always remain classy and iconic
It's pretty cute and especially suitable for young girls in middle and high school, but I feel like kids who use flip phones at this time will probably get bullied at school lol. Even kids have the latest phones nowadays
Im buying one , i dont care if i get bullied its cute
@@sopitamaruchan616 you go girl
@@sopitamaruchan616 yasss girl
@@sopitamaruchan616 where did you buy it I want it so bad 😫
I don't think you would get bullied, but probably get asked annoying questions by the kids who are close minded.
I use a flip phone as well. It fits my hands. It feels good to use it. The smart phones are to big for me and they hurt my hands when I text .
That's why I love phone gadget from Japan, hope they gonna be international someday. Her reaction towards all cute stuff on the phone, literally like me.
I miss the simple hello kitty flip phone I had when I was 13. They're so satisfied. I used to hang up just by closing it and I love that. Also it is kinda satisfying when you're angry at someone hahaha
That's a good video! I'm a Japanese writer. The name is ``Mikan Oshidari'（忍足みかん🍊）'. I'm writing a book called ``I Want to Quit Being a Smartphone Slave.'' I switched to a flip phone because of my smartphone addiction. It's all about mental health. I no longer get tired of smartphone screens, notification sounds, and unnecessary connections. It's comfortable. Only the really necessary communications will come to your flip phone. There is no inconvenience. I think flip phones should be reevaluated more globally. I hear that young people in America are paying the most attention to flip phones. Thank you for the wonderful video.
This is how I imagined phones were like when I was younger
The flip phone is literally goals 🔥🎇