There is a growing movement among Gen Z to do away with smartphones and revert back to "less smart" phones like old-school flip and slide phones. Flip phones were popular in the mid-1990s and 2000s, but now seem to be making a comeback among younger people.

Another reason people might be purchasing flip phones is to do a digital detox and cut down on screen time. A digital detox refers to a period of time when a person refrains from using their electronic devices, like smartphones, to focus on social connections in the physical world and reduce stress.

What's old is hot again, and flip phones are so very hot right now. These phones are a far cry from the phone that you mastered T9 texting on in college. Today's flip phones are garden-variety 2023 smartphones that happen to fold in half — plus a screen on the front cover.

Your phone display is the screen at the front of your phone. It's covered with a layer of protective scratch-resistant glass to resist shattering and damaging surfaces.

Gen Zs and millennials are turning back to "dumb phones" and rediscovering the pleasures of the offline world with flip devices. In a world obsessed with smartphones, it may come as a surprise that a growing number of teenagers are opting for "dumb phones" instead.

Young people are starting to ditch their smartphones as they look for new ways to unplug. Spurred by a desire to "digital detox," there's a growing movement among Generation Z to do away with smartphones and revert back to "dumb phones" like old-school flip or slide phones. It's all part of a desire to "digital detox."