Do you remember the oldest and heaviest phones in the twentieth century? It’s funny how phones started as a black-and-white magic box, and the top biggest phone companies introduced the coolest slide and flip phones.
Soon after, powerful smartphones appeared, and now everybody seems to enjoy the new-age mobile device.
Newly improved smartphones keep piling up in the market when you think you have the latest phone brrrrh!
Another Samsung, iPhone, Nokia, or Xiaomi releases another fantastic model. We can barely keep up!
On a closer look, you will agree that almost all phones are identical in design and functionality.
Well, you are not about to read about the same models and features; this list of phones will shock you in a good way, of course.
So, get ready to see the top seven weird phones you probably haven’t heard of or seen before.
1. Lenovo C Plus
At first, the Lenovo C plus looks like a normal TV remote control, but with an insanely huge screen.
Nevertheless, the intentionally designed rough ridges at the back of the phone help to bend the phone around your wrist.
Unfortunately, the screen can still crack like shattered glass when it is rolled. The electronics inside of the C class are divided into different segments; this phone can be used as a smartwatch, and the interface changes according to your preferences.
2. Xiang yan wang 3838
The Xiang yan wang 3838 is both a cigarette case and a mobile phone; many Chinese people are heavy smokers, and we all get why the invention of the Xiang yan wang 3838. However, the company chose to remain anonymous.
The phone, as at the time of this publication, cost $175; the device is built with a colored screen, it has a micro SD slot, and also an MP3 player, but the fascinating thing about this phone is the possibility of carrying your cigarette in your mobile device.
3. The Dras Phone
This is probably the most fascinating smartphone in the world; you can pile it up like a bunch of domino tiles.
Amazing, isn’t it? Also, this smartphone has a flexible display that can be bent at one hundred and eighty (180) degrees at three different edges!
One of the most significant advantages of this phone is that it has a huge display that can be converted to a more compact form.
Decades ago, who would have thought the Dras phone would be in existence? Even when folded, the screen still works perfectly; it also shows notifications and important information using various widgets.
At first glance, it might look like a weird phone but don’t worry, I am pretty sure you are going to love it!
4. NEC Flip Phone
When you think you’ve seen it all, this phone breaks yet another record. How many screens do you think a phone needs? One? Two?
The NEC Flip Phone has not one, not two, but three screens! One phone with three screens, how cool is that!
This gadget has three screen running androids, which you need for multitasking.
Three screens are useful; you can work with different files all at once, and the keyboard on one side of the screen is what you need to work better with your flip phone.
Furthermore, with three screens, you can place the phone on the table and watch videos and photos at the same time.
5. Google Project Ara
We believe a revolutionary era, in terms of Smartphones, is soon to come.
Unfortunately, Google Project Ara is not in the market, but the creator of a famous internet portal has one of these in his hands.
It goes by the code name AA.0.1, and it’s probably just an earlier version from the developers. In this model, different parts of the phone are connected with magnets.
In the past, Google declared that the magnets were not enough to keep the pieces together, so they decided to create electromagnets.
Unfortunately, the smartphone is not compact; it is 4.5 millimeters thick without a camera, which is not the best in this new-age technology.
That is probably the reason Google closed the project.
6. Nokia 888
This phone is the definition of flexibility; the idea is that the innovative spring and the sot frame will allow you to bend the phone anywhere you want around your arm.
It is believed to be five millimeters thick, and the phone has an inbuilt system of cables that will allow it to bend when there is a message or incoming call.
The Nokia 888 might be the future phone; it is not currently available on the market.
7. Nintendo Plus
If you are a huge video game fan, you will love the Nintendo Plus smartphone.
Don’t be fooled by its looks; it has an unusual design; it flips both ways, and rotates.
Instead of the normal keyboard under the screen, the inventor of this phone added the usual game buttons; D-pads, and flat sticks, so, ultimately, it is your phone to play.
The Nintendo Plus had two front speakers and an exceptionally bright screen; it is a dream come true for all gamers.
8. LG Wing: The Basics
The main specifications of The Wing are heavily borrowed from LG’s mid-tier Velvet handset.
It is powered by a Snapdragon 765G chipset with 8 GB of RAM, like that handset, and packs a curved primary Full HD+ display.
However, picking up the Wing for the first time shows that this is a very distinct phone class.
The Wing is completely 40g heavier than the already chunky Galaxy S20 Ultra, weighing in at 260g.
And with a display diagonal of 6.8 inches, it’s not far from the footprint of the biggest Samsung phones either.
9. Bang & Olufsen Serenata
Bang & Olufsen and Samsung joined forces in 2007 to build the Serenata.
A phone with a strong emphasis on becoming a slider-out speaker with a music player. It also looked very bonkers and came with a hefty $2,000 price tag.
10. C91 Golden-Buddha Phone
The C91 Golden-Buddha phone appeared in 2009. With Buddhist stylings based around a swastika as a symbol of divinity and spirituality, this clamshell-style phone had a luxury gold build.
The phone was actually not too bad on paper, considering its odd looks. It had a 2-inch monitor, a 1.3-megapixel sensor, support for dual sims, and more.
11. Haier P7
The Haier P7 was an extravagant-looking phone with a candy bar that was published in 2004.
It had a thin, slender screen that could only view 64 x 128 pixels, a 0.3-megapixel camera, and a funky interface.
However, on a single charge, it could last as long as six days, so there’s that.
12. LG G Flex
Actually, back in the day, we had a lot of positive things to say about the LG G Flex.
It was an unusual phone built to make it stand out from the crowd with a form.
At the time, we thought people might have found it too big, costly, and odd to be famous, but it was still something special.
13. Virgin Mobile Lobster
The Virgin Mobile Lobster device was a television phone back in 2006, i.e., a telephone you could watch TV on.
It may have been a bit of a wonder then, but it’s so normal now that it’s almost archaic.
The lobster had a wireless DAB tuner and the ability to watch terrestrial TV on the go. Alas, it was a faff to get a signal, and this lobster was badly baked.
14. Microsoft Kin
It was somewhat of a flop for Microsoft Kin. Owing to problems with the operating system, its launch was postponed, had pricing issues, and was apparently placed on the back burner due to the forthcoming release of Windows Phone 7.
15. Motorola Flipout
A funny little phone with a square shape and a flip-out screen was the Motorola Flipout, hence the name.
This phone’s highlights were almost a proper QWERTY keyboard and a pleasing swivel action.
It was a cheap phone, and it turned up, but it still pleased us.
16. Motorola StarTac Rainbow
A product from the 1990s is one of the oldest phones on our list. A Motorola colorful little flip phone gadget that was launched as part of the StarTAC range of the brand.
In contrast to today’s smartphones, it was undoubtedly noisy, proud, and anything but subtle.
17. Nokia 7710
The Nokia 7710 was a phone monster for 2005 – a hefty computer with a large touchscreen and PDA theme.
For gaming, it was perfect, and a great bit of kit for productivity too. Unfortunately, it was held back by a lack of speed and no 3G, but it was also a nice phone to use.
18. Nokia 7280
The Nokia 7280 had something profoundly charming about it. It looked like a futuristic piece of kit at a glance, which belonged to Star Trek or DR Who rather than in your wallet.
The Nokia 7280 device was designed to be a computer based on style and a little bit of a fashion symbol.
It had a screen, some fabric accents, and a numberless dial pad that also acted as a mirror.
It was more like a fashion statement but definitely a looker than a practical and convenient unit.
19. Nokia 7600
The Nokia 7600 was the company’s first foray into 3G phones. It carried an unusual design in the form of a jewel, a widescreen (for the time), and a keyboard that stretched around the edges of the screen.
When we first clapped our eyes on it, we thought the Nokia 7600 was a little strange, but it sure grew on us.
20. Nokia N-Gage
One of the very first gaming phones on the market was the Nokia N-Gage, and it was an attempt to target GameBoy fans.
The architecture and the chosen dedicated devices did not impress gaming snobs terribly, but there was something unique about having one computer that could do both.
21. Nokia N93
Nokia unveiled the Nokia N93 in 2006. The first and foremost priority of this system was video capture.
It had a 2.4-inch 262k QVGA color display, a Carl Zeiss optical 3.2-megapixel camera, and the ability to record video at 30 frames per second as well.
The N93 may have a preview of things to come as it will have better and better video and photo capture capabilities for future devices.
22. Samsung Juke
Another handset that acted as a dedicated music player was the Samsung Juke. It was used for music replication when closed and became a cell phone when swiveled open.
We highly consider it a lightweight, well-made, and easy-to-use handset. It wasn’t almost as functional as other phones of the day, though, and some thought that it was missing.
23. Samsung Galaxy Round
Samsung’s reaction to the LG G Flex appeared to be the Samsung Galaxy Round.
As well as some amazing specs, it had a curved monitor built to give a hand a good feeling.
However, it felt like an impractical feature, and the Galaxy S4 proved more popular, and soon the curved screen fad died out.
24. Pantech Pocket
2011’s Pantech Pocket was an unusually designed computer capable of displaying 600 x 800 pixels with a 4-inch 4:3 display.
It was interesting, but it was not particularly memorable.
