Alcatel SmartFlip Unboxing and Hands-On 

Buying this as a backup phone. Pure nostalgia.

I have the KAiOS v. 1.0 but it's a little too basic for me I'll have to return it and get this instead. I so loved the flips, always great call quality and OS were so fast

I have the Alcatel Go Flip 3, essentially the exact same phone. Love it! It's my main phone, and hotspot a phablet and or laptop when needed. It's an awesome phone. Highly recommend it.

Found your review of this phone, thinking of getting it for my dad, he doesn't like smartphones, he doesn't want to learn either, I think this might be something I might be able to get him to use

Thank you for the informative review. I moved from this flip phone to a smart phone, although I prefer a flip phone. The main reason involved texting, specifically the input method. I've turned off the predictive text and the next-word suggestions, yet they still come up. As an example, I press the key to get a "T" but when I hit the key to get an "h" the "T"changes into a "U" and then adding some extra letters. When selecting a letter from the list that comes up does the same thing. I'd prefer the old method of selecting each letter on the Key Pad. It was easy and reliable.

Oh my goodness, I need this! I miss my flip phone sooooo much!!! :)

I just got this as a Trap Phone. 10/10 highly recommend.

when you do reviews you should show how easy or not it is to make a call or send a message its something all reviewers neglect to do and after all thats what the phone is for. For instance I bought my wife a doro phone but its really too much faffing around to send a message or a text & nearly a third of the screen is taken up with the persons name you are calling.. Most of the stuff in reviews you can find out on the manufacturers website.

I just got one!! I’m in love with it

Like it. Pocket friendly. Tired of holding a phone carry it around.

Nothing like the satisfaction of flipping open a phone to answer a call.

With a phone like this ide like to see a yearly subscription that replaces and or upgrades for like $50 a year with included encrypted backup for 100% of the data on the phone and SD card.

This phone appears to be the same phone as the Tracfone Alcatel My Flip 2. Seems to be the same specs and all. Wonder why they give it them different names? I have an LG Classic Flip right now and thinking of switching to the Alcatel just for the RU-vid app and Google mail.

When you use google maps does it give voice directions as well as displaying the route?

My bday is coming up and I NEED THIS even💖tho i got the iphone 12 mini i hate Android but i rllly want this

excellent thorough review!!

Forgot to mention. Google assistant and voice to text is NOT AVAILABLE on Verizon carriers.

I have moto G pure At&t prepaid 🥰❤️❤️ i have my flip phone i switch sim card into my smart phone 📱

I have a new flip phone Blackview N2000 you have video for this?

Hi, thanks for the review. Do you know if this phone has the "readout" accessibility option for blind people? Thanks

I bought an AT&T unlocked Smartflip, and I wonder who will release the software updates and how long will this device be supported by KaiOS

how would i music on this, and would i be able to connect my apple watch/airpods to it? Also, great review!

It's very interesting!

Headphone jack? Better than iPhone already.

Please answer one question, why do people think they need to text, when they could simply call?

I remember owning an Alcatel Quickflip. It had a headphone jack as well, but it delivered audio as mono, and it wasn't even real mono, it was whatever was supposed to play on the right headphone on both channels. Does this do the same?

are you able to use min card with this phone

I wish Motorola would bring back the Razor, Krazor flips again. Add maps, and some kind of MP3, would be all I need.

This is one of the coolest phone I've seen for almost 20 years, all smartphones nowadays are same and boring.

Is the Sim card pre- installed? I didn't get a separate card. Please advise.

Is this offered on AT&T prepaid and if so...will it work on Cricket sim on initial startup like most prepaid phones used to?

Niceee!!!! Shout out to Paul tech yo!!!! Two pauls in the house that's including myself haha

Does it have voice calling , using speaker for visually impaired people?

Best review ever. Thank you!!

Can the font be made larger, for visually impaired (not blind but need larger fonts). Can the colors for texting be changed to black back round/white letters????? Also can internet be turned off (don't need it)?

Is this the same or similar to the AT&T Cingular Flip IV?

Does anyone know if this will work on Verizon?

But u never talked about the gps though??? Does it work effectively??

Does it have speaker for hand free listening? Thanks

can this be used as a hotspot with the data included in my plan? att of course. my plan includes hotspot. thanks.

Does the unlocked version work in India with prepaid service?

Was wondering if you could do a unboxing and review of the new Verizon prepaid Nokia 3 V? Thanks.

My Tracfone version of this phone does not have the Google services. Can't get it through the KaiOS store.

This phone keeps on trying to load contacts when I tried to input new contacts. The loading contacts been spinning for hours, what’s the fix?

I got this today

hi i got something like this TODAY the AT&T cingular IV question how do i add ring tones to my phone , i know it can be mp3 and i know howi connect to pc, how do i add and correctly name them so phone sees them

I was wondering if the sim card from my old at&t Z221 flip phone will work in this phone? I tried a new smart phone but want to go back to a flip phone. Hope you can advise me, and thank you!

Flip phones are making a come back

cool video tech talk paul

Do you know why my videos are not saving to the gallery? Photos automatically save, but not videos. Thanks

Thanks 😍

Ha funny that I'm looking for reviews on this flip for my daughter while on a flip (Samsung galaxy z flip)

I bought one but I don't know how to make Voicemail??

Can you make a call with google assistant on yours, because mine isn't working and I don't know why. It give me the error, " sorry, I can't do that on this device anymore."

How do I put this phone on speaker phone

How do you put this phone on speaker phone?

Does this phone have a setting where you can pick how many times the phone will ring before you get to it

Can you use spotify on this? ._.

What's the difference between SmartFlip, Go Flip 3, Go Flip V, and My Flip? I notice some have Google Assistant, some don't. Some have an app store, and some don't. Is there like chart somewhere that shows the differences?

almost the perfect phone, almost

Why not show the screen so we can see it while going through everything?

Would like to know much more about texting & messaging. Is it conversation text like smartphones have, or just isolated individual messages? Is there an artificial limit to the number of texts I can hold (eg 500, like in the old dumbphone days)? Cheers and thanks for the video!

You're missing the whole fundamental point of this phone, it's simplicity of use for senior users. You don't demo the essential functions they need: how to make a call, answer a call and end a call. If they could use features like the ones you review they would simply get a standard smart phone. For what you demo, it is good for someone not so impaired.

How do I get this in the UK

Can you add music to the music library?

Can this have a music app or download music?

I stopped by an AT&T store to ask if a flip phone that has speech-to-text text messaging and the associate said this would do it. 8:30

Sorry if I missed it in the video, can you text with T9?

Mine won’t charge do any of y’all have any idea of how to fix it

My sister is blind. Does the phone talk? As in when incoming calls come or reading out text messages?

does this phone have wifi hotspot

Can you block the social media apps?

Hi. 1. Can you install Viber and Messenger? 2. Does it have T9 Input? 3. How long is Battery Life? Thanks.

Great presentation. I will order one now.

will my sim card from my zte altair that I have now work in this phone? I really want to get this one...att is going to 5g soon, told me my phone will not work on that system....Thanks

You were more helpful than others. But I still am totally confused about how to operate it. I paid $80 . Have no maps, google etc. Think I got taken big time.

On cricket how much a month

Please stop perpetuating the lie that this has Google Assistant. Unlike every other Google app on the phone, "Assistant" can't connect to your Google account so there goes 95% of the core functionality of Assistant! No Home control, no calendar integration, no broadcast, no voice match, etc. It's just dumb voice activation. I get that these are lighter versions of these apps, for example Maps doesn't do real-time navigation, but Assistant is supposed to be an AI assistant, and this "Lite" version lacks that core functionality, and their advertising it as if it were the real thing is straight up false advertising. There are plenty of speakers and displays out there with "integrated Google Assistant" and I've never heard of another without account access.

can you put your own sim card in it?

How do you make a call man

Does it have T9? If not that's a deal breaker unfortunately

Need this , how can i get in pakistan ?

I know how to 'set up' Speed Dial, but can't for the life of me figure out how to use it.

is this mobil having waitting call

Price Kiya h

Does it have gps..can i pair this phone to my new car

Time consuming is good because it makes you be more intentional.

I would buy one but the camera is so crap

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BRO I need this for my next phone

Upside it uses kiaos linux

Does it have wifi calling?

i love my flip phone.. i am never getting an iphone/smartphone.. i have a laptop i am on now.... so i am not completely off line.. i just want a phone to call people on.. don't even do much texting.. this phone does a lot of stuff i don't know how to do.. but maybe some day i will figure it out.. and no one is ever going to steal my 30 dollar flip phone. and if they do.. i'll just buy another one......................

Don't bother buying, difficult to use and lacking features, like showing minutes on screen. It can be done but is inconvenient.

It does not run Android, it runs KaiOS.

I bought this phone to replace my LG that went thru the washer and dryer... Sorry to say this phone is junk. Hard to navigate and people on the other end couldnt hear me..I ended up throwing it away and repurchasing the LG flip like the one I had before.

Really disappointed in this video. I thought it would cover how to shut off the annoying readout feature. (The activated voice that explains every step, which is irritating to many). This feature is great for the visually impaired, but I just want to turn it off!

can it go on instagram

Can you get Instagram on this phone?

How do buy?