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i just miss when tech was interesting
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Nextbit Robin (2016)

this is still one of my favorite phone designs. It's beautiful.
Two views of the phone. The left is the back, which is mostly gray with a strip of a light teal at the top and bottom. The right is the front, with a standard touchscreen with the top and bottom being the same teal.
January 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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oh yeah this account exists lol
January 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Samsung P110V (2007)

ok, buckle in for this one
A flip phone of absurd shape. The bottom half is normally shaped, but the top left curves instead of being rectangular. There's a hinge on the the left side that connects to a circular hinge in the middle of the front. This one is various shades of bright pink
November 24, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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solition: bring back chunky flip phones

Sony Ericsson z610 (2006)
3 versions of the same phone. One is closed and black, lying on it’s back. One is closed and pink, lying sideways, and one is partially opened and blue, standing upright. They have a small screen on the front that blends in to the rest of the shiny metallic finish, so you just see the LED lit time, battery, and signal indicators
November 27, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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Sony Ericsson K750 (2005)

and yes, the shutter slides closed!
the front and back view of a candybar style phone. The front has traditional number keys, directional buttons, answer and disconnect, and menu buttons with a small screen at the top. The back looks like an old digital camera. The camera has a sliding shutter that closes to protect the lens.
December 1, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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HTC Status (2011)

The Facebook Phone! literally a typical Android phone with a Facebook button that brought up whatever you were looking at as a post. It was dumb but at least they were trying something
A candy bar style phone with a small touchscreen on top and a fully QWERTY keyboard. Underneath the keyboard is a button with the Facebook logo. There are three views of the same phone. The left shows the back, the middle is the front view, and the right is the side view. The side shows that under the screen, the phone has a slight angle to it.
December 17, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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I-KIDS SF-001 (2006)

the Mobile Phone Museum lists this under their "Ugliest" collection and they are completely wrong, this is sick
A phone with a small screen. The front is a dark blue, the back is a light blue. There are only 5 number buttons (0 through 4), a menu/connect button and a power/disconnect button. The shape of the phone is almost like an 8 with it being thin in the middle and curving out. There are two antennas sticking out at the top to look like bunny ears
December 5, 2024 at 6:37 PM
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this wasn’t the only “ecophone” during the late ‘00s!

Motorola Renew W233 (2009)

Motorola claimed this to be the first “carbon neutral” phone. The manual was recycled paper and most of the ink was vegetable-based.
A candybar style phone with a typical number keybad in it’s box. The box has the T Mobile and Motorola logos, as well as the universal recycling logo around the Earth.
December 16, 2024 at 3:42 PM
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We fucked up by making phones ALL touchscreens, I cannot tell you how often I fuck something up because two touch buttons are too close together give me TACTILE BUTTONS NO I AM NOT A CRANK
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LG Rumor (2007)

i want a slide out keyboard so bad. also WE USED TO MAKE PHONES IN COOL COLORS
A slider phone. The front has a small screen, directional pad, menu buttons, and numeric keyboard. The bottom slides out perpendicular to the number keys to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. This one is a light green front with silver buttons. the same phone as before, but the front is an electric blue
December 16, 2024 at 11:14 PM
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LG Rumor (2007)

i want a slide out keyboard so bad. also WE USED TO MAKE PHONES IN COOL COLORS
A slider phone. The front has a small screen, directional pad, menu buttons, and numeric keyboard. The bottom slides out perpendicular to the number keys to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. This one is a light green front with silver buttons. the same phone as before, but the front is an electric blue
December 16, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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LG Rumor (2007)

i want a slide out keyboard so bad. also WE USED TO MAKE PHONES IN COOL COLORS
A slider phone. The front has a small screen, directional pad, menu buttons, and numeric keyboard. The bottom slides out perpendicular to the number keys to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. This one is a light green front with silver buttons. the same phone as before, but the front is an electric blue
December 16, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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this wasn’t the only “ecophone” during the late ‘00s!

Motorola Renew W233 (2009)

Motorola claimed this to be the first “carbon neutral” phone. The manual was recycled paper and most of the ink was vegetable-based.
A candybar style phone with a typical number keybad in it’s box. The box has the T Mobile and Motorola logos, as well as the universal recycling logo around the Earth.
December 16, 2024 at 3:42 PM
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tired: banana phone

wired: corn phone

Samsung Reclaim (2009)
two of the same phones in different colors. The left if green with a black keyboard, the right is blue with a silver keyboard. It's a sliding phone with a QWERTY keyboard and a small screen. It has the Samsung logo at the top and the Sprint logo under the screen.
December 15, 2024 at 7:44 PM
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tired: banana phone

wired: corn phone

Samsung Reclaim (2009)
two of the same phones in different colors. The left if green with a black keyboard, the right is blue with a silver keyboard. It's a sliding phone with a QWERTY keyboard and a small screen. It has the Samsung logo at the top and the Sprint logo under the screen.
December 15, 2024 at 7:44 PM
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sorry for the lack of posting, been on vacation and mostly off social media but we're so back
December 15, 2024 at 7:38 PM
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I-KIDS SF-001 (2006)

the Mobile Phone Museum lists this under their "Ugliest" collection and they are completely wrong, this is sick
A phone with a small screen. The front is a dark blue, the back is a light blue. There are only 5 number buttons (0 through 4), a menu/connect button and a power/disconnect button. The shape of the phone is almost like an 8 with it being thin in the middle and curving out. There are two antennas sticking out at the top to look like bunny ears
December 5, 2024 at 6:37 PM
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Since it’s Spotify Wrapped Day, lets talk phones switching to mp3 players! The first phone with mp3 capabilities:

Samsung SPH-M100 (2000)

it could hold roughly 7-10 songs!
a candybar style phone with a plastic cover that flips to cover the keys. A small screen on top. It’s mostly silver, the number buttons, directional buttons, menu buttons, and media control are all black. the same phone as the prior image but with the plastic cover closed. the screen is still visible. The cover says “SAMSUNG MP3 Mobile Multimedia”
December 4, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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Since it’s Spotify Wrapped Day, lets talk phones switching to mp3 players! The first phone with mp3 capabilities:

Samsung SPH-M100 (2000)

it could hold roughly 7-10 songs!
a candybar style phone with a plastic cover that flips to cover the keys. A small screen on top. It’s mostly silver, the number buttons, directional buttons, menu buttons, and media control are all black. the same phone as the prior image but with the plastic cover closed. the screen is still visible. The cover says “SAMSUNG MP3 Mobile Multimedia”
December 4, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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LG Lotus (2008)

it also came in black if you were a boring person
A flip phone but it is square in shape and has a full QWERTY keyboard. The screen on the outside also has Play/Pause, Forward, and Back buttons and a camera. The outside and some of the keys are purple with a floral pattern
December 3, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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LG Lotus (2008)

it also came in black if you were a boring person
A flip phone but it is square in shape and has a full QWERTY keyboard. The screen on the outside also has Play/Pause, Forward, and Back buttons and a camera. The outside and some of the keys are purple with a floral pattern
December 3, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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Ericsson T39M (2001)

the first consumer phone with Bluetooth!
a closed flip phone with a small screen
December 2, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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Sony Ericsson K750 (2005)

and yes, the shutter slides closed!
the front and back view of a candybar style phone. The front has traditional number keys, directional buttons, answer and disconnect, and menu buttons with a small screen at the top. The back looks like an old digital camera. The camera has a sliding shutter that closes to protect the lens.
December 1, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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Motorola Atrix 4G (2011)

another in the “one phone, multiple screens” line. The laptop was run by the phone and a Linux variant. The dock (last photo) allowed you to connect keyboards and monitors for that Linux variant.
the front, back, and both sides of the phone. It’s a full touchscreen phone. The back has a carbon fiber pattern the same phone docked behind a laptop that is partially opened the same phone in a dock that has 3 USB ports, a miniHDMI port, and a headphone jack
November 30, 2024 at 9:29 PM
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Asus PadFone (2012)

i REALLY wish this concept took off. A singular device that powers various form factors was such a cool idea
A phone that has a tablet accessory. The back of the tablet has a door that opens and you slide the phone into. This photo shows the back of the tablet with the door open and the phone is sitting partially inside the same phone and tablet as the last image but also has an attachable keyboard and a stylus
November 30, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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Asus PadFone (2012)

i REALLY wish this concept took off. A singular device that powers various form factors was such a cool idea
A phone that has a tablet accessory. The back of the tablet has a door that opens and you slide the phone into. This photo shows the back of the tablet with the door open and the phone is sitting partially inside the same phone and tablet as the last image but also has an attachable keyboard and a stylus
November 30, 2024 at 4:17 PM