Poll of the Day > is the weird japanese cell phone i've only seen in video games and anime real

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it looks like a normal flip phone when closed, but when open the top half with the screen somehow spins to become horizontal

i've seen it in smt devil survivor, and now i've seen it in digmon adventure tri

is this an actual phone, how does it work, nothing ever shows it opening





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Here's one (from way back in 2008):

https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20081106-a061/

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Feature phones look better than smartphones, the N-Gage looked good even though it was a total crapshoot.
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This kind of looks like the smartphone take on that idea https://www.engadget.com/lg-wing-5g-preview-hands-on-swivel-screen-140137108.html

looks like it attaches to the back, and it rotates or spins somehow?

I'd honestly call it an oversimplification of the real phone so that it works for art.

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Ive only ever seen phones like the one Phoenix Wright has.

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From what I can tell, it consists of three parts. The main part with the buttons etc. is attached to a central part with a standard flip phone hinge. The center part is connected to the screen part with a swivel mount, which can rotate 90 degrees. So first you open it like a normal flip phone, then you rotate the screen.

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rjsilverthorn posted...

This kind of looks like the smartphone take on that idea https://www.engadget.com/lg-wing-5g-preview-hands-on-swivel-screen-140137108.html

That's actually kinda neat. I wish I had one where the "bottom screen" was a physical keyboard

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