Here’s the thing. Phones are so boring today that most retail stores show you the backside of the phone. Because from the front they all look ex

Why today's phones are so boooooring?

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2024-06-11 11:30:09

Here’s the thing. Phones are so boring today that most retail stores show you the backside of the phone. Because from the front they all look exactly the same.

Do you remember the old days when phone manufacturers fought for your money by trying to make cool-looking phones? Nokia and Siemens were legendary rivals, at least in my region. And then Sony Ericsson came to the party and nuked Siemens out of the competition for a few years - no one talked about Siemens. And then Motorola came with their Razor series and woooh! Just look up old phone magazines - they’re filled with amazing designs.

Figure 1: Both of the phones feature buttons above the screen. Nokia had them cleverly hidden with the ability to slide the screen in both ways which were used both as media controls and for some games. You could comfortably game on these phones without the main keyboard!

Apart from the wallpaper at the front, these phones all look similar - it’s a black rectangle. The backside is where the design is supposed to happen today, yet most phones are just some variation of mat glass, leather, or just some colored plastic for cheaper ones.