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A cell phone with no lid and with a rectangular shape that resembles a traditional candy bar. Also: candy-bar phone, bar phone.
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Flip vs. Candy Bar: Almost all cellphones fall into one of these two categories, which relate to the cellphone's shape. Flip phones, also known as clamshell phones, open and close on a hinge, protecting the phone's numeric keypad from accidental dialing. Candy-bar phones are rectangular in shape and operate without having to flip open. Electronic key locks prevent accidental dialing on a candy-bar phone's always-exposed number pad.
Walter S. Mossberg, "A Guide to Cellphone Technobabble," The Wall Street Journal, September 28, 2006
Walter S. Mossberg, "A Guide to Cellphone Technobabble," The Wall Street Journal, September 28, 2006
Lightning struck once when Motorola Inc. created the world's best-selling cell phone, the super-thin RAZR flip phone.
Now the Schaumburg tech company is looking for lightning to strike a second and third time with two new products released in stores Tuesday: the SLVR, the super-thin candy bar phone directly descended from the RAZR, and the PEBL, a new "iconic product" with rounded edges and a jewel-like finish.
Howard Wolinsky, "Call it a straight RAZR," Chicago Sun-Times, February 1, 2006
Earliest Citation:
Motorola's innovative V70 rotator phone has made magazine covers worldwide and the latest models come in a variety of forms - from fun "candybar" phones to the sleek gadgets that look like cigar boxes, the flagship V600 clamshell and bigger personal digital assistants.
Marina Bidoli, "Betting on Moto-mania," Financial Mail, January 17, 2003
Marina Bidoli, "Betting on Moto-mania," Financial Mail, January 17, 2003
Notes:
A similar name for this type of mobile phone is chocolate bar phone.
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Are these cellphones still available or are they now improved with technology changes?


