Unusual Cell Phones
Samsung Z130
Cigarette Mobile Phone
Intruder Phone
Unlike other comparable mobile phones, the Intruder measures just 2.5-inches in diameter and boasts a circular keypad that swivels out to reveal a 220 x 176 display.
Out of the ordinary but highly appealing, the device’s most appealing attribute is its thinness – just a third of an inch thick when it’s swiveled closed. When a call is received, there’s “a delightful ring of light” that radiates from the center of the circle toward the outside.
Onyx: The Keyless Touchpad Phone
What truly makes the Onyx a deserving entrant on this list is its ability to sense when it is placed beside your cheek. When it reaches that particular part of your face, it answers the incoming call. It’s sleek, it’s unusual, and it’s so cool I have never forgotten about it.
Matchbox Cell Phone
Highly unnatural-looking “Matchbox Mobile” phone concept fits snugly in your pocket when not in use and slides open to reveal a keypad at the push of a button. Think of it as a turtle phone. It comes out of its shell at times but otherwise remains safely tucked away inside of its own frame.
BenQ SL98 Slider Concept Phone
BenQ-Siemens has come out with a conspicuously new mobile phone design in the form of a concept phone called the SL98 Slider. The primary display smoothly slides out on the top when needed. The rest of the time, you have just the bottom half of the phone in your hand. It looks (and presumably feels) a bit weird, as though it is more of a pocket calculator than a mobile phone. Only a small external display shows caller information and other data. Once the primary display pops out, you can also use the camera at its back. Strange design aside, the SL98 Slider is pretty much standard-fare. But it’s still really bizarre.
Origami Cell Phone
When it comes to this Rubik’s Cube of mobile phones, one must wonder what – if any – advantages are presented by this frustratingly unorthodox device. Of course, having a mobile phone that folds into different shapes may seem worth the amusement (and I think it is) some have reported that the handset damages easily. Nonetheless, SK Telecom, the largest mobile carrier in Korea, has revealed a few photos of this peculiar mobile phone Although the specs aren’t widely known as if yet, the phone is thought to be fairly similar to an average camcorder phone, albeit one that slides, folds and swivels.
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