GSMArena.com turns 15: A video trip down memory lane

15 June 2015
Remember the times when the most exciting feature of your new phone was the number of pre-installed ringtones? Or the times when we measured storage by the number of entries the phonebook would take?

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  • Badar Shahzad
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  • 27 Jun 2015

I am disappointed to have not seen a single blackberry or Palm PDA in this list, they were extremely popular at the time, and not to forget the Nokia 9210.

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    • AnonD-71586
    • ajV
    • 26 Jun 2015

    I always loved phones, gadgets, technology, but man i don't miss those days. Having to press a button 1-4 times to get the letter you want, being unable to do anything with a phone except for calling and texting and barely any other thing... I had my xperia z1 in service a few days ago because they screwed it up with the latest update and it needed to have it's software reinstalled and i only had it there for 3 days and it took this long only because i don't have a sony service center in my city, i already had the phone back on the 3rd day. Anyway i strayed away, for those 2 days i had to use my old xperia x10 mini pro since i gave my s2 to someone. And that was such a huge pain in the ass, being unable to do anything else with the phone aside of calling texting and whatsapp is the only app that functioned properly. Having to use a small screen... I don't miss those days, sure i might feel a bit nostalgic but whenever i take a old phone and use it i get sick to my stomach. Some might not agree with me but i say good riddance.

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      • Saad
      • 81H
      • 25 Jun 2015

      Best Mobile Reviewing site. I am emotionally attached to this website as this was the time when i started using cell phones. Every single cell phone that I have owned till now, over 10 phones to be approximate.
      Thanks for all the valuable job the team at gsmarena does.

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        • sam
        • Hkt
        • 24 Jun 2015

        You are the best mobile reviewing website

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          • Appy
          • B{s
          • 23 Jun 2015

          Happy Birthday GSM Arena.. But why so little Samsung in the video.?
          They made some fantastic phones. Like the T100 one of the first real colour screens, or the A100 pure Luxury at the time.

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            • Chachan
            • Kg6
            • 23 Jun 2015

            thx Gsmarena, all of them was a memory for me, i miss situation when we sent sms, and we wait the reply so excited isn't? gap time when we wait can be used to social time with friend or family

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              • Marc
              • pux
              • 22 Jun 2015

              YEs... i remmember.... ITs been pleasure for past 7 years.

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                • AnonD-408756
                • t1$
                • 21 Jun 2015

                Happy Birthday GSMArena....Long Live...Love from India

                  You have made me nostalgic. I can't stop remembering those classy days my 1st phone is a Nokia 2600 then Nokia 6600, E55 N97 then 808 yup I am a typical Nokia fan and I have never ever used any windows phone or even before Nokia got killed by Elop. By the way still waiting for a pure Nokia Android device till then long live Micromax canvas A1.

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                    • gk
                    • EP$
                    • 21 Jun 2015

                    Thank you GSM for such awesome memories. Literally brought tears to my eyes. Cherished a lot of memories just watching these phones. It's wonderful. Happy birthday gsmarena. You guys are the best

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                      • musa
                      • NvT
                      • 20 Jun 2015

                      happy birthday GSMARENA.you remind me of them old days when we really cherished simple changes in simple but great phones which opened the doors for great technology in these gadgets.am proud of you guys as you have been my source of knowledge about phones n tabs,and you will continue be.wish you the best in your future endevour in this journey.old follower from NAIROBI,KENYA.

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                        • y$H
                        • 20 Jun 2015

                        Happy Birthday GSMARENA🎉🎉, may you guys continue to professional lineup and review phone specs. I'd like to think of you guys are the top gear bunch (the BBC car show) of the phone world.

                        I love your birthday video.. You guys manage to capture almost all of my previous phones, the siemens S4, Siemens S10, Siemens S25, Nokia 5110, Nokia 7650, SonyErricsson P900

                        Now I'm using Nokia Lumia 730, previous phones includes Nokia Lumia 625, Blackberry 9780, Blackberry 8900, Motorola V3X, SonyErricsson P900.

                        I'm in Jakarta Indonesia. The First time I bought a phone using you website as a reference guide is when I bought the Blackberry 9780, and have been continue using GSMARENA as reference for buying phones since then

                        Anyway congrats and keep up the good work.

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                          • A-man
                          • 9CJ
                          • 19 Jun 2015

                          Happy Birthday GSMArena!
                          - An old follower

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                            • Kiko
                            • LdV
                            • 19 Jun 2015

                            Happy birthday Gsmarena, my first phone was 3210 exactly what you said in the video about the hit amongst young crowd

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                              • fXw
                              • 19 Jun 2015

                              Happy birthday GSM Arena! I'm quite sure that I was among the first South Africans to come across such a phenomenal website which I always recommended to my fellow South Africans whenever they wanted to buy a new phone. All the best phones we had and those we could only desire, all the arguments and fanboyism we always shown, will always occupy a special place in our hearts.I remember 1st phones were the Bosch 509, Motorola T192, Motorola V360(my 1st cameraphone and well, internet device), Nokia 6234, Sony Ericsson K800 Cybershot, then my 1st real smartphone was the Samsung Omnia (WinMo 6.1) that I bought in late 2009... From then on I was an Android fan all the way starting off with the Sony Ericsson Experia X10 Mini in 2011, then it was 2 Samsung Galaxies then a Huawei Ascend G510...

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                                • 3q5
                                • 19 Jun 2015

                                Good job ! happy to share it with you from the start !

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                                  • Earvin
                                  • wwN
                                  • 19 Jun 2015

                                  Congratualtions GSMArena! Great 15 years you got! Go for 15 or more! Cheers!

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                                    • mDu
                                    • 18 Jun 2015

                                    Happy happy 15th year, dear gsmarena! Will celabrate again after another 15!
                                    Bring the cacke in (party)

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                                      • PhoneGuy
                                      • fnw
                                      • 18 Jun 2015

                                      The good old days...thanks for bringing back good memories GSM and happy birthday!!!

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                                        • BG Colonel
                                        • S2D
                                        • 18 Jun 2015

                                        I'm glad that there are people like Momchil Nechev-MAX! Happy Birthday GSMArena and to Team Members!