Alcatel Go Flip

Offers some smartphone features in a traditional flip form factor. Good reception and HD calling. You can dictate words rather than triple-tapping to type.

Poor cameras. No parental controls. No ringtones by caller.

Bottom Line: The Alcatel Go Flip 3 is the feature phone we've been waiting for, with just enough smart features to make it convenient to use.

Better T-Mobile coverage than 2G phones. Solid battery life. Promising new operating system.

KaiOS doesn't do much. Slow user interface. Poor camera.

I really wanted to like the Go Flip because KaiOS has so much potential. An easily extensible, HTML5-based feature phone OS could bridge some of the gaps between smart and feature phones, keeping up with new talk and messaging services as they arise....

The flip phone has risen from the dead!

Offers some smartphone features in a traditional flip form factor. Good reception and HD calling. You can dictate words rather than triple-tapping to type.

Poor cameras. No parental controls. No ringtones by caller.

The Alcatel Go Flip 3 is the feature phone we've been waiting for, with just enough smart features to make it convenient to use.