Counterclockwise: phones that rotate

30 June 2019
Wheels and balls were used to navigate the UI on some early phones. Later, rotating components were mostly focused on the camera.

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  • Anonymous
  • JGp
  • 06 Jul 2019

Yes Sony was pretty much into manufacturing devices with somthing rolling in it. My J5 had jog wheel (before the above mentioned J7), just like my Sony Cliés, but the HTC Trinity also does has it. And the first rotating cam was built in a Sony PEG-NR70 I guess.

    Wow you missed my favourite rotating phone
    The Sony Ericsson S600
    Had my 1st holiday without taking a camera and relying on my phone with this one

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      • Carol
      • nUI
      • 01 Jul 2019

      Anonymous, 01 Jul 2019How can you write an article about phones that rotated with... moreProbably because their is already a device presented that rotates this way, and makes no sense to show them all?

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        • Anonymous
        • uZa
        • 01 Jul 2019

        Sony Ericsson W550i was the most sold rotating phone ever. Pius, king of the rotating phone too.

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          • Anonymous
          • 2Zb
          • 01 Jul 2019

          How can you write an article about phones that rotated without ever mentioning THE "Sony Ericsson W550" !!

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            • Max
            • Mvv
            • 01 Jul 2019

            Arrrrgh! A landscape full qwerty! My kingdom for a landscape full qwerty!

              kupfernigk, 30 Jun 2019You missed the Motorola Flipout. The keyboard rotated under... moreOh, that's a good one! It was so tiny and weird-but-practical.

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                • Maria
                • 61D
                • 01 Jul 2019

                Somehow I miss the form factor of keypad phones. Today's phones look similar (if I cannot say that they look the same).

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                  • Xurk
                  • t@T
                  • 01 Jul 2019

                  I had the Sony Ericsson S700 that rotated around like that Motorola Aura. Loved that phone!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • wYD
                    • 01 Jul 2019

                    So much nostalgia! I miss those phones and the days when Nokia is so much creative in designing Phones. Those were the greater days.

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                      • Alliance-N+S.Korea
                      • R0G
                      • 01 Jul 2019

                      Rise up nostalgia against what you get nowadays too...!!!!

                        Literally forgot the entire Sidekick lineup smh

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                          • Aadrian
                          • Sk@
                          • 01 Jul 2019

                          Prior to the Motorola Aura, there was the Motorola V70. I liked that phone back in the time, it was promoted as luxurious and different.

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                            • Raiter
                            • 0uJ
                            • 01 Jul 2019

                            Had a Siemens SK65. Incredible design. I wonder why there days no one producer of the smart phones did not have idea to use the same shape.

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                              • kam
                              • 4Ak
                              • 30 Jun 2019

                              sony ericsson w600

                                I love this kind of articles.. What a nostalgia... Have been reading gsmarena as far as memory takes back.. wish I could join you guys

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 2Au
                                  • 30 Jun 2019

                                  I tried to rotate my phone and it works. :D just like "slide to unlock" literally. 0_o

                                    Where is Nokia 5700 XpressMusic ?

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                                      • unic
                                      • K6u
                                      • 30 Jun 2019

                                      Nokia 5700 also had a turning keyboard like 3250.

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                                        • Carol
                                        • mgK
                                        • 30 Jun 2019

                                        DavidRegalJnr, 30 Jun 2019Iphone 6 could actually do all those tricks without breakin... moreHaha, frustrated cause it bend?