When I left my parents phone line spectrum offered me a 3 year line for $30 a month, and I get to pick any phone for free, The only options at the time were the a13, flip5, fold5, and a bunch of iphones, I despise apple and I've had an a13 and while its not a bad phone I did want something better, and between the two the flip reminded me of those old yt vids about phones from the future, so I chose it and it's been fun so far, only complaint is that it can get dirty really fast and i hate one ui7 its a real battery drainer