We traded our smartphones for flip phones for 4 days—and learned that ditching modern technology is harder than it sounds

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Bullish Confidence 60% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Low

Evidence

Source CNBC

Claim We traded our smartphones for flip phones for 4 days—and learned that ditching modern technology is harder than it sounds

AI inference Bullish · 60%

Generated 2026-05-16 13:05

Analysed by Rule-Based Analysis not AI Methodology v1.0 Generated May 16, 2026 16:05

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Two CNBC Make It reporters used flip phones instead of smartphones for four days, as a digital detox experiment. Both say they'd do it again.

Original article published by CNBC on May 16, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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