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Posted by tranced
According Pocket-lint and its Style Week, these are the best looking phones ever. The list goes like this:
What you say guys?


Posted by anonymuser
Nice to see the T28 up there - still have mine rattling about in a drawer - a real design classic. It was my first Ericsson and turned me onto the brand back in the day (before esato even!)

Posted by Bonovox
Definately Nokia Lumia along with Arc/Arc S & HTC Legend is too. As for iphone best looking I think not it's just a square lump of metal & glass. What the hell is John's Phone?? I would also say the t39 is better looking than t28 imo
[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2011-11-15 18:47 ]


Posted by masada1971
they forgot to add xperia mini in the list.. for me,the best looking phone,ever...

Posted by tranced
@Bono: visit the link and you'll find it.

Posted by anonymuser
Have just read the article and it's annoyed me - why are they suggesting the T28 couldn't text? Of course it could. Now predictive text - not so much, so there was a lot of tap tap tapping involved..

Posted by adsada
iPhone number 1? Yeah right, I think my arc looks much nicer (not biased at all). how could they forget the motorola razr!? classic.

Also the xperia pureness is (I wouldn't call it good looking) but I can see how it has a unique classy design to it which would fit in the top 10.
[ This Message was edited by: adsada on 2011-11-15 19:49 ]


Posted by tranced
I think they mean with the flip closed.


On 2011-11-15 20:01:32, Boinng wrote:
Have just read the article and it's annoyed me - why are they suggesting the T28 couldn't text? Of course it could. Now predictive text - not so much, so there was a lot of tap tap tapping involved..



Posted by Bonovox
Thanks got it. Some of them choices are rather odd That John's phone I mean who is choosing these?? I would not agree on that hideous Samsung stick phone either. I must admit the Arc S in white is the most gorgeous out the lot!!!!!!!

Posted by tobias84
What is iPhone going on that list?
You missed Sony Ericsson T68i

Posted by Bonovox
Yes that lovely cute t68i

Posted by Dups!
Yes, the T68 should be in there with its sibling, the T28.


I would also add the Razr, though I would make it the V8 instead of the V3.


The original Nokia 8800 gets my vote as well.

Posted by etaab
I would have thought the original iPhone would have been on there also, aswel as the Nokia 3210, the SE S700i and a few others which spring to mind.

Clearly bad judging going on there.

Posted by anonymuser

On 2011-11-15 20:13:17, tranced wrote:
I think they mean with the flip closed.


S'not what it says - just that you can't use it to send an SMS, period. Which is wrong!

I like the iPhone a lot but even I'm a bit surprised to see it at the top of this list - it looks just aren't a feature that register with me, and (unlike a lot of people here I'm sure) I don't see it as any sort of fashion accessory. With the iPhone the important stuff is all inside - it's about the software and the internal cleverness and what it can do for you. The external design, particularly on the 4 and 4S is as minimalistic as possible because it's designed to be invisible and not get in the way of the technology.

It's interesting comparing that with the T28 actually, because that's an example from an era where the technology was all in the service of style - being the thinnest, smallest, lightest etc - of course that's true of the iPhone too but not the *only* thing the engineers were thinking about..

Posted by Miss UK
White iPhone 4 is Sexier then the Black one
But for me Nokia 8210 is the Best looking classic phone!

Posted by rikken
880and 980

Posted by mrjulius
for me C902, solid and sexy phone

Posted by Miss UK

On 2011-11-15 22:20:23, rikken wrote:
880and 980

those were alrite

Posted by razec
Not everyone would agree with the list above since this is based on a western's taste, which is pretty much different from the asians, but i agree that Arc S and T39 were really great looking, for iphone 4 being the most beautiful? i find it beautiful but the black/chrome/gray styling was also seen with P910/K750 and i can hardly see anything unique with it which is my personal basis for the term "beautiful". T610 is the most beautiful modern color display camera phone i've seen though

Posted by argiriano
Guys, this is a list not Top 10, so iPhone is not first... they just started with it.

Posted by tranced
Guess you're right.

Posted by JiggyJaggy
The list is rubbish. Sexiest phones??!! How about phones such as:



Now they are sexy handsets!

Posted by >500
I dont agree with all of them. We all have different opinions though!

Iphone 4, I just dont like it?? I find it 'bland', it just doesnt appeal to me. I just see it as a 'block'

Posted by masseur
thats the thing about any "best looking" whatever list whether it be phones, cars, miss world etc... we do all have different opinions...

its really just a discussion point and nothing is absolute...

Posted by >500
^totally agree... I did love the w890... As did you, masseur??

Posted by Bonovox
Yes agree with that it's all down to personal tastes. Sometimes people ask the question oh which colour should I go for in a phone. I'm thinking,the one you like best


Posted by masseur
yep, still have my trusty brown (mocha) w890 which I always revert to as a backup when I only have my iphone and no other smart phone that I am trialling.

Posted by Bonovox
Always best to have that spare. I never used to like white phones as a lot of early ones looked toy like. But I love them now.

Posted by cu015170
in terms of design, the N9 takes it. There are no lines on the side to interrupt the design flow, which aesthetically has been the main issue in phone design for years.







Posted by Hobbs
SE T650i in green springs to mind for me.

Posted by goldenface
@cu015170

That would be one of my top choices too - it's a great design, along with the X-arc.

Posted by Tsepz_GP
XPERIA Arc S in all its colours is one the most beautiful if not the most beautiful phone ive ever seen.
The XPERIA X1 is another one.
The Satio in my opinion is also a looker, brought down by poor SW.
I agree with Hobbs on T650.
SE Aino another beauty, as well as the

SE to me make the best looking phones, for every good looking Nokia, HTC, SAMSUNG, LG, iPhone etc... i can think of a better looking SE, SE's design team are always on point, hope it stays like that with SONY.

Posted by goldenface
I agree. I think that one thing we can be sure of if that Sony do tend to bring out great designs whatever they manufacture so their mobiles should received the same treatment.

Posted by maki101
What abouth SE T610, and I love the look of SE Ray

Posted by Bonovox
Xperia Arc S in pure ceramic white Shame it has the cracking issue

Posted by Supa_Fly

On 2011-11-15 19:40:38, Boinng wrote:
Nice to see the T28 up there - still have mine rattling about in a drawer - a real design classic. It was my first Ericsson and turned me onto the brand back in the day (before esato even!)



T-28 should've been superseded by T-39m as it has more features and same styling and same physical specs. Bluetooth without the adapter was key. along with proper GPRS.

PS: Why isn't the SE S700/S710 not listed ... that thing was a Camera - a high end camera with a phone! That beauty held its value for almost 2yrs!!
[ This Message was edited by: Prom1 on 2012-01-07 20:36 ]


Posted by razec
Just a suggestion, why don't we make a poll for the best looking phones here in esato?

Posted by jplacson

On 2011-11-15 19:33:45, tranced wrote:
According Pocket-lint and its Style Week, these are the best looking phones ever. The list goes like this:
  • iPhone 4/4S
  • Nokia Lumia 800
  • Ericsson T28s
  • John’s Phone
  • Samsung X830
  • LG Chocolate BL40
  • HTC Legend
  • HTC Hero
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc/Arc S
  • Motorola Aura Celestial Edition

What you say guys?



I totally agree on the T28s, and the Arc/S and John's Phone (and not because we have the same name), I'd also add the Xperia ray, and even though I'm not a Nokia fan the X6.

Posted by ofiaich
I think W900i!



still enjoying mine!!!

Ofiaich

Posted by Dvimay

On 2011-11-15 19:33:45, tranced wrote:
According Pocket-lint and its Style Week, these are the best looking phones ever. The list goes like this:
  • iPhone 4/4S
  • Nokia Lumia 800
  • Ericsson T28s
  • John’s Phone
  • Samsung X830
  • LG Chocolate BL40
  • HTC Legend
  • HTC Hero
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc/Arc S
  • Motorola Aura Celestial Edition

What you say guys?



Nice list

Posted by SKIBBE
@ofiaich

Omg the W900i is still today the best experince in a phone i ever got. I had the white (throw it away last week, had been in the closet for years, buttons did not respont correct and at whole worn out)

the 2mp camera was awesome! 340mb internal memory, but the big screen and "rotate" AWESOME!!
and the unlock button (slide to unlock?)

still when it was new/1year i saw like 1 persons having it... strange coz it was the shit


Posted by mediar
To my liking, it's the Xperia Pro.

Posted by anonymuser

On 2012-01-07 21:34:48, Prom1 wrote:

T-28 should've been superseded by T-39m as it has more features and same styling and same physical specs. Bluetooth without the adapter was key. along with proper GPRS.


The T39 was more advanced technically but it wasn't as good looking a phone - I had both at the time and the T39 was always a dissapointment on that score. It was thicker and seemed generally podgier than the T28, came in a rubbish choice of colours (the standard being a toy-like blue as opposed to the T28's stylish grey), had an ugly overworked fascia, and worst of all - ditched the T28's press-to-open button for a boring standard flip that you opened by hand.

So ok, if this was a list of pretty advanced phones of ten years ago, the T39 would be right up there, but on looks the T28 completely smoked it.

Posted by Felimenta97
How the LG Chocolate and that Sammy thing entered on this list?

Posted by exaflare23
they forgot to include this one





Nokia 7280

Posted by mochuothp
for me, it is Motorola Aura Celestial Edition

Posted by dizzybee
I've always been a massive fan of the Samsung U600 and Soul


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