REVIEW: Alcatel Myflip (Go Flip), A 'Smarter' Flip Phone [$10 / KaiOS]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ธ.ค. 2019
- Alcatel Myflip 4G - KaiOS Flip Phone, Quad-Core Processor
Find it here: amzn.to/2Q4e5wB
Details:
2.8" Screen; 1. 1 GHz Quad-Core Processor (Qualcomm Snapdragon 210); Internal Memory 4GB; 4G; Wi-Fi Capable; Bluetooth 3.0 wireless technology; Internet Access;
2 MP Camera & Video Recorder; Externa Caller ID; Supports Micro SD memory card up to 32GB (not included)
BIG BUTTONS and large, legible numbers and make dialing effortless
POWERFUL SPEAKER ensures every conversation will be loud and clear.
NO CONTRACTS OR CANCELLATION FEES
INTUITIVE DUAL DISPLAYS - The 2.8-inch display includes an easy-to-use interface and a keypad designed for quick dialing and navigation. See who’s calling without opening the phone thanks to the 1.44-inch external preview display.
DELIVERING THE ESSENTIALS
The 2.8-inch display includes an easy-to-use intuitive interface and a keypad designed for quick dialing and navigation. Check your calendar appointments, reply to email, and surf the web all with the fast speed of 4G LTE
It also has a music player for your entertainment, and since it has a built in micro SD card slot, you can expand its memory. Other features include a Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a colored outer display and a 3.5mm headset jack.
The GO FLIP includes a Quad-Core processor, perfect for seamlessly transitioning to and from multiple applications. Looking for a charger won’t be part of your daily worries thanks to the long-lasting battery.
OS:
KaiOS is a Linux-based mobile operating system that "merges the power of a smartphone with the affordability of a feature phone". It is forked from B2G (Boot to Gecko), an open source community-driven successor of Firefox OS which was discontinued by Mozilla in 2016.
Primary features of KaiOS is to bring support of 4G LTE E, GPS and Wi-Fi with HTML5-based apps and longer battery life onto non-touch devices with optimized user interface, less memory and energy consumption. A dedicated app marketplace called KaiStore enables users to download application. Some services come preloaded as HTML5 applications, including Twitter, Facebook and TH-cam. It is very light and is able to run on devices with just 256 MB of memory.
In June 2018, it was revealed that Google had invested US$22 million in the operating system - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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No lie, I would use a feature phone if it had Spotify and TH-cam. The only two smartphone apps I use
@YOLO MAN it has jio saavn which is great
Erik Torbjørn Bjørnsson Spotify? Just download the music to an sd card lol
@@mayurshinde4463 Jio Saavn is only avaible in India, I think.
but it's only 5 gigs of data lol you would blow through that in a day
I have the Tracfone version, BTW - but if the app's unavailable, I easily got the TH-cam website itself to work. Not the same as an app, sure, but it's something.
I'm really impressed that they upgraded the video playback functionality so it switches to landscape view in full screen. That was one of the detractors in the previous version of the phone.
The Go Flip 3 has newer software, but the hardware specs are almost the same as this (Go Flip 1). The Go Flip 3 is $60-$100 online right now, but this one is under $10. So this is 10x cheaper, which is big price difference for pretty much the same device :) Great value, and nice review!
Does the my flip work on T-mobile lte?
The 3 version has upgrades in the software that reportedly make it run better than its predecessors. I've had it for about 6 months as my primary phone and it is amazing. I'm not getting the 2-3 day battery life many reference, but think that's a battery issue.
@@riopato2009 yes if you get it from the t-mobile store. Not sure if these can be unlocked like other phones.
@@thomasanreise3107 shame I can't upgrade my version 1 of the flip. I like it for what it can do but it's just too limited considering that it's essentially a os run phone.
Excellent video! I know that there were some Nokia phones using KaiOS that were announced last year, but those are just for the European market.
the advantage that the first version of Alcatel Go Flip with KaiOS 1.0 has is that it can be debugged (therefore applications can be developed on it). MyFlip and Go Flip 3 don't have this option (no debugging and no ADB), so the user will have newer software, but he won't be free to do whatever he wants with it.
Actually Go Flip 1 did not have KaiStore because KaiStore did not exist in 2017.
Kai store sucks for the most part. Only decent app I did downloaded was 'UC browser.' News app? HHAAA!!! Most 'news' is political...most sports(that I saw, was 'english soccer related,' and some Mid-East type apps.
I had flip phone for 20 yrs, no tech issues---no viruses, no patches, no
distracting apps. You're free to focus, I'm in my 30s no problems
When did you get your first flip phone
@@faustasstas770 AirTouch Cellular (around 2000) had to change them, of course. Still using flip phones.
@@aperson1181 what's your current flip phone
5:33 Thanks for showing my game 🙏😂
Do these Phones receive security updates like other smart phones? My current flip is an older model with Kaios Ver 1.00 . Not sure if this is a security issue. Thanks
Thank you.
I have an original Alcatel GoFlip, but I dropped it on concrete & the hinge cracked & 2 or 3 months later, it quit working, but I've ordered an original MyFlip on eBay so I can swap the motherboards & export my contacts &c.
Apparently, I accidently turned off my external caller id for incoming calls. How do I turn it back on?
The only problem is the battery goes dead every 24 hours regardless if used or not. I bought a new battery, same problem. I loved my old flip more better but they stopped serving 3 G.
How to set-up the phone little slower, I'm trying to fix this for my husband. They didn't fix this up at Walmart. Thank you
Does Kaios phones have an call recorder implemented too?
Somebody knows if exist Spotify? Tuve in radio? For Kaios?
I been using my go flip 3 for a year, I wont go back to a smartphone again and I'm 39 years old.
Does it have wifi hotspot feature?
Im gonna try Challenge of Flipphone 😊 my main phone dying out anyway Zte blade sparks
Was thinking about getting one i do have a Tracfone Android TCL A1
thanks to this vid i ordered one just to play with lol
I tried KaiOs once with Nokia 8110.. I had a bad time rn I stick to my 3310 3G
$24.88 at Walmart last week. Bought one, nice phone.
how about gps? does it work good?
I have an Android phone but dang maybe I will get one for a secondary (I have an a70) but this is pretty cool
How do I turn off the alarm in the a.m.?
My dad has one! He got it for work and also it has TH-cam and facebook
It's pretty good and does everything a phone needs to do. Mine was dropped hard and went through the wash/dry cycle, I thought it would be inoperable after that but it started right up. Takes forever to type out a message though and the camera isn't very good.
When it comes to texting, I've found that effectively its basically a wash between typing on the numeric key pad and on a qwerty keyboard on a smartphone. I've found that when I type on a smartphone I tend to make many mistakes because the keys are small (I type with my right thumb and end up hitting the wrong letters, as an example hitting a "K" when I meant to hit an "O" and hitting a "B" instead of the spacebar). I end up not noticing my mistake until I've typed three or four more letters, requiring me to backspace and correct. With the numeric keypad, although my typing speed is slower, I make fewer actual errors (when I make a mistake it is usually I go past the letter and have to circle around back to it) so I don't have go back and make corrections. However, this is only the case when I don't use T9, for me its faster to just forgo it.
@@Solitaire001 Mine went through the wash/dry again and died this time. It can survive once but not twice.
Does it have T9 search or smart search in Contacts?
I am considering getting a flip phone and I need to choose between this one and the Kyocera DuraXV Extreme.
This one is surprisingly the better choice only because of VoLTE and wifi calling. KaiiOS also allows remote wipe of the phone like Blackberry.
Ok but do the button clicks sound satisfying
got the myflip--sent to me cause my LG old flip died--well, have you tried this phone? I cant even set the clock--all it gives is options for timer/alarm/etc. the day/month on it now is incorrect--Anybody out there know how to get the clock settings to real time? & how to transfer fotos from the oldphone to this new one if it works?
Does it have Speech-to-Text feature?
This is the kinda thing my mom needs, because she refuses to learn how to use a smart phone or tablet. Extreme technophobe.
same as me. they need a jarvis on a phone
does anyone know how to use the Fast Map app on the phone
how do you turn OFF wifi?
Alcatel should create feature phones as beautiful as or better than Nokia C3-01 (touch and type) but equipped with latest technologies.
OSReviews, I have the Tracphone in your video, but I don't have all those apps. The apps that I have are WiFi, volume, brightness, cellular data, camera, bluetooth, calculator, and airplane mode. Is this an older version? I just bought it.
I think he may have installed a bunch of apps using the market.
There is a web browser on my 2001 pink nokia my mom had. Flip phone. Tell me when kai has basic apps such as whatsapp, youtube app and a messenger app. It will only be worth it then. It has lots to improve by now.
shop on ebay and read my gmail on this phone? ? will youtube vids continue to play when phone is flipped shut ? does it have voice to text capability ?
Would be a good phone for back up
yep! its a good choice and amazing value
They should open some store here in Philippines
CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO FIND THE CELL NUMBER?????????
can you download tiktok on the phone
That is nice
I'd like to see the what's app and SMS, how good they work !
I had the original GoFlip, which didn't have the Kai Store, so no WhatsApp, but the messages app app worked fine for SMS, but MMS(texts with pictures, videos, audio, &c) was sometimes a bit flaky. Presumably that's been improved.
any hints on setting up speed dial?
@shelly woodward On my phone I went to 'contacts' selected highlighted contact"OK"...'options' on top right...there will be a list such as 'edit' and ''call'-scroll down to 'settings'-"OK"..... then you will see 3 options..1 will be 'set speed dial contacts'-"OK"...then you will see "1 Voice mail and 2-9 for speed dial numbers. IF there is not contact in your sped dial the number will show "Empty". Now that is on my phone, I don't know if yours is the same.
Could i put my iphone 5 sim card in one of these?
yes if the phones are the same carrier
could have left that on as a screen protector.
If there is no front cam even 0.3mp how WhatsApp video cl works!
Can I use chrome cast and how about SD harddrive
No and no
Do Kai OS phones support Java/J2Me apps?
Nope
Im surprised, it's à verry good phone
can we use telegram?
i have the new go flip 3 phone nice phone best feature is google asst, can not beat it i have facebook youtube maps
Me too.
@epic gamer Smart Flip with google assist has voice to text, no need for t9
Does it have call recording function?
Got my device.. No call recording option found
Can you make the font size bigger?
Yes. It has two sizes, regular and large. I estimate that large is twice the size of regular in most places on the phone, and the text size setting affects the entire phone (however, on the main screen it only increases the text size slightly).
Are you able to use Google maps on this phone?
Yes
Can i run any sim card on this phone
Depends on where you buy it, in stores is normally gonna be locked to the carrier that sold you the phone; online if you buy it from the manufacturer or someone that guarantees that is unlocked,yes
Where did you find that for 10 dollars?? I need to know please
I was on consumer cellular. Can't find my number anywhere!
Yay for KaiOS...A way to get out from under androids.
Yeah, I know, the goog can still get data, But this is much much better privacy and security wise.
We MUST fight to keep burner phones AND ca$h, because this digital everything dystopia is not all good.
Matter of fact, getting downright scary. We are giving up so much privacy, giving so much power to Corporations who are not our friend... We are just cattle to them, fodder for their machine.
Aldo Hillar I agree, but who knows what kind of data KaiOS is taking?
do you gst unlimited talk and text?
I do on mine. I went with Net10.
@@jamesries5534 why did you reply to this 6 months later? lol
@@nathanmozingo_alt2436 I just saw this and it was after I bought it. I don't check youtube that much and did not click notifications.
Yeah but how do you make a phone call 😂
But what about Go Flip 3?
i think this one is a better value...the Go Flip 3 has newer software, but the hardware is almost the same as this (Go Flip 1). The Go Flip 3 is $60-$100 online right now, but this one is $10. So this is almost 10x cheaper, which is big price difference for about the same device :)
Ok.
SonicTheHedgehogFan2019 So im going to get one of these on my birthday.
Kaios is feuture but need improved
What frequencies does it use and what is SAR rating?
Google it.
You should launch in india
Kai OS is made with countries like India in mind so it should arrive there sooner or later I guess.
We have already 2 phones with kai os
That is jio phone 1 and jio phone 2
And if i remember correctly then Nokia have one kai os phone also .
Can i make my own picture a wallpaper?
of what possible use is a phone that is locked such as alcatel flip 2 which states 'locked for sale on line' Why in the hell would anyone buy something like that ! and why would anyone sell something like that which can be of no possible use !
If it doesn't have TH-cam it's a no go for me. 😂😂😂
i like the bigger screen n buttons just bought one from wally world... i just use voice. ringtones suck cant hear them.. 👴can i downlad old fart bell ringing tone fr free, and how to? 👎 vibration also sucks... other than that its nicer than the LG, 👍😝lets see if i lasts five years like the lg did...👳
Motorola Razr: ur done *vanish*
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This phone is guarantee to make you mad as hell. I like the idea of this phone, but please take apart an old flip phone and see how much better they worked. *2 stars*
*SD Memory Card and 3.5mm Headphone Jack Slots Don't Exist in a 1000$ Phone, Put They Do in a 10$ Phone*
I would not get this phone it’s a horror story! It works and then it doesn’t work. I try to get help and even with all the troubleshooting that last for more then a hour it then doesn’t work when I hang up with technical support. This phone with leave you with the condition what is called learned helplessness!! I’m paranoid to spend money on another flip phone that doesn’t work like this one!
Maybe it's a defect? If it's the battery they are really cheap so maybe try that or a new phone will have to be bought
Yours must have been a defective one, I've had one for a year and it's been fine.
I wish the flipphones i can afford wouldnt have bullshit google stuff on them
POS
The only person who would want this phone is a Senior citizen that cant deal with tech. A person like that will only be interested in call quality. Its a friggin phone. Your review did not even touch on how well it works as a phone. Therefore, the review is pretty worthless.
ALL I WANT IS TO ADD PHONE NUMBERS AND MAKE CALLS. You talk way to fast for me and I have no idea what most of what you are saying is. GEEZ SLOW THE ____ DOWN
Too bad it has all that Google spyware.
It is not as "baked in" as Android, however. Even barebones AOSP omitting all GApps cannot evade the Google APIs. KaiOS, being derived from FirefoxOS, can shut off Google Tracking in the settings. The $22 Mil. that Alphabet pumped into KaiOS only ensures the default settings are turned on to allow data collection but you can turn it off. Most people are either not tech-savvy enough or too lazy to do so.
A phone without whatsapp is useless
Your opinion is irrelevant and useless, not the phone : Kai OS is made first and foremost for poor people, so tell that to people from countries like India where the majority of the people simply can't buy a smartphone and don't even know what WhatsApp is or that WhatsApp even exists. Just going on the web on a little screen is already a major improvement for most of them.
Kaios has a WhatsApp version dumbass