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Top 10 Iconic Cell Phones


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yo these are the personal devices that
revolutionize the way we stay in touch
and ruin dinner time conversations
forever
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 iconic cell phones for this list
we’re taking a look at the most
memorable handsets to improve greatly
upon previous models of mobile phones
whether those improvements were in
unique functionalities a particularly
memorable design or another area number
10 Motorola StarTAC
before the release of this diminutive
clamshell cell phones tended to be
cumbersome objects that offered limited
practicality for the majority of
consumers hitting shops in 1996 the
StarTAC was the smallest and lightest
phone on the market and looked damn good
compared to the hefty bricks of the past
check out the motorola startac Saila
phone the smallest – telephone in the
world as it developed new models added
fresh features like better screen and
vastly improved battery life it may be
quaint now but in its time it was
incredibly cool to own hey 60 million
satisfied customers can’t be wrong
number 9 Samsung Galaxy s3
this model of Samsung’s Galaxy S series
surpassed Apple’s 4s smart phone gaining
it the nickname iPhone killer the
headphone jack is going to be on the
bottom
critics directed praise towards the s3
superior processing speed display and
dimensions
this was 4G yeah we’ve had that for a
while this one’s got a big screen this
one has a bigger one
however the sleek plastic design did
divide opinion consumers seemed to agree
with the positive reviews of critics
with 30 million devices sold in
approximately six months the s3 was so
good in fact that it was reported that
it even outsold the iPhone 5 during the
devices first two months of sales
now that’s testimony to the robustness
of this Android device that consistently
topped the best of lists for 2012 number
eight
Nokia 81 10 the phone of choice for neil
and company in the matrix had to be
supremely cool and this unconventional
banana phone fit the bill the sliding
cover protecting the mouthpiece was the
perfect way to produce a dramatic effect
while the distinctive curved design made
it stand out from all the other cell
phones on the market even with its
unique ergonomics the motorola startac
still eclipsed the Nokia 81 10 at the
time of its 1996 release but it’s
prominent appearance in the matrix
elevated this innovative phone to a
whole new level number 7
sony ericsson w 800 although it was not
the first cell phone to offer mp3
playback it was the first sony ericsson
phone released to incorporate Walkman
functionality this phone gained huge
attention for offering so much more than
messaging and calling it could feasibly
replace your CD or mp3 player with a
memory that could be expanded up to 2
gigabytes which was huge in 2005 all
this was contained within an attractive
cream and orange design that facilitated
use while never skimping on advanced
features number 6 t-mobile Sidekick also
known as danger hip top MapQuest
directions and I am it to your
blackberry but I only have a t-mobile
Sidekick when the first sidekick was
released in 2002 it stood out
immediately due to a number of unusual
and innovative selling points for
instance it was considerably larger than
other phones on the market at the time
so that it could incorporate the series
legendary swivel screens and QWERTY
keyboards it was also sometimes known as
the danger hip top a terrible branding
decision says here named danger palace
near near near near named danger is my
middle name
meanwhile the hacking of Paris Hilton
sidekick – through t-mobile central
servers inadvertently promoted the
high-end features the device offered
those features like instant messaging
and email would soon enough become
staples of the mobile industry number
five motorola dynatac a personal
handheld portable cell phone this was
the first truly mobile phone and as such
few other devices can rival the impact
it had in real life and popular culture
of course the Dianetics capabilities
pale in comparison to modern smartphones
but it began a phenomenon that now
dominates the modern world and arguably
brings people around the globe closer
together initially costing four thousand
dollars back in 1984 it has become
synonymous with yuppie culture of the
1980s and is heavily used in media
portraying that era and one mobile phone
the inaugural brick phone could only
manage a half-hour call before needing a
10 hour recharge but it is still a
culturally important development number
for Nokia 3310 it’s almost impossible
not to talk about this tough little
fellow when recounting your memories and
mobile phones passed over a hundred and
twenty six million people had the
pleasure of spending hours setting their
high score on snake – and if you didn’t
have one yourself chances are your best
friend did there were the must-have
accessory of teen texting culture during
the early 2000s and were customized with
a huge selection of elaborately designed
cases for a while the whole world echoed
with that classic nokia ringtone when we
all loved to return to that simpler time
if only for a moment
number three blackberry curve 8900
traditionally blackberry was more
popular with businesses and other
organizations than individual consumers
but this upgrade of the 8300 model and
their bold line of smartphones began to
widen their appeal to a broader market
the first curve included impressive
multimedia features but it was the 8900
model that found the perfect combination
of stylish professional image and
functions that are useful for the
general public it implemented reliable
Wi-Fi and improved the camera to become
a genuine competitor to the iPhone 3G
and 3GS number 2 Motorola RAZR version 3
along with its skinnier younger brother
the Krays er the razor is one of the
best-looking phones to have ever been
created Apple gets a lot of credit for
pushing forward mobile technology but
Motorola has a legitimate claim to
creating some of the most influential
cell phones the company sold a hundred
and thirty million of these gorgeous
all-metal devices that looked as though
they could slice your finger while you
text while not necessarily offering
groundbreaking tech it was the mobile of
choice for celebrities who knew
precisely what this eye catching
clamshell said about its owner before we
reveal our top pick here are some
honorable mentions
number one iPhone 3G Apple claimed that
they would reinvent the phone and the
first generation of iPhone certainly did
that today Apple is going to reinvent
the phone but it’s the second
incarnation of the revolutionary product
that truly began the move to a
smartphone dominated world not only did
the price drop by half from the first
generation it sped up 3G connectivity it
also introduced a feature that would
make the iPhone the most versatile
option on the market the App Store this
platform allowed third-party developers
to produce applications that gave access
to an unheralded selection of games
software and other utilities we’ve got
categories here if you want to find a
game if you want to find a business
application you want to find an
application about finance as an example
who knows what life would be like
nowadays without the iPhone 3G which was
clearly a stunning achievement in mobile
phone technology do you agree with our
list no simple zone which cell phone
will forever be engrained in your memory
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