The form factor was first used by the laptop manufacturer GRiD for their Compass model in 1982, but the first actual phone with the clamshell design was Motorola's StarTAC in 1996.
Clamshell or flip phones were popular in the early 2000s. When clamshell phones are closed they take up a very minimal amount of space. Clamshell phones do not have a QWERTY keyboard, have a very small screen and are easily broken. Slider phones are a versatile phone. On the outside of the phone there is a touchscreen. There is a bottom compartment to the phone that will reveal a QWERTY keyboard.
The most favored clamshell containers come in many different shapes, sizes and have many different functions. Some examples are storage units, phone units and furniture.
I think it was the Sanyo SCP-5300 designed in 2000
Clamshell Alliance was created in 1976.
Motorola i580 is a high-end phone which supports a megapixel camera and microSD memory card slot in a ruggedized clamshell body. It is an old type of flap phone.
The Motorola KRZR phone, which was first released in 2006, has a 30 x37 millimeter screen size. It is a clamshell/flip phone. There have been three versions, but it seems that it is discontinued.
the newest phone invented is the i phone 5
The LG enV2 was released on March 31, 2008. The phone was preceded by the enV and succeeded by the enV3. The phone is a clamshell phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. The phone was released through Verizon.
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Clamshell packages are a good investment for a factory type business because you can package many products at a cheap cost. Clamshell cases fits a range of items from bluetooth to cell pouches.
President Obama invented the Obama phone.
A clamshell box is usually used to store small items. Such items might be jewellery or trinkets or make up items. The clamshell box is very decorative and makes an ideal dressing table decoration