Hahaha wow, that was well-compared,
especially the "Android Phone". But i don't think it's just Star Trek, it's whoever the prop designers were for those shows and the people who thought of the idea or concept
Technically yes and technically no.
The Flip Top phone was inspired by the Flip Top Communicators used in Star Trek the Original Series, which prop department consisted of the same stuff your kids have to make their Space Adventures. The Difference was that the prop department had a professional team and more requirements to make it look like what the director want and the kids have their imagination to do the rest.
So yeah, specifically with TNG, it's the prop guys designs, but it's what they did in the show that inspired them to be recreated in real life.
Huh, interesting.
Thanks for shedding more light on that haha,














