i've never switched from a flip phone. there's a few inconveniences using them in today's world but i got other tech so it's been fine. it's also easier to carry around. some flip phones today have "smart features". my current one can access the web and is leagues above any phone i tried to use for web surfing back in the 00s. anyway, phones are what we make them and i only use mine for calls, texts, timer and a clock. if i didn't care for a family member i'd never have it on lol.