Stubborn friend of mine asserted that clamshell phone will never be reliable base on a single bad experience he’s had… I’ve had quite a few clamshells that worked perfect after years of serious use… I couldn’t find a clamshell stess test at the LG website, but a brief Google search found me this picture…

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