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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You missed the Motorola Flipout. The keyboard rotated under the screen. It was a clever idea - none of those complicated links slider phones had - but only really worked with a small, square screen.

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    • bobby
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    • 30 Jun 2019

    where are Sony ericsson S700 W550 W700?!

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      • Holy
      • 6c0
      • 30 Jun 2019

      you forget sony ericsson s700i please

        Nokia 3250 was a good phone. Real cool phone.

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          • Anonymous
          • q}k
          • 30 Jun 2019

          Sony Ericsson S700

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            • AnonD-794217
            • Kic
            • 30 Jun 2019

            GoToSchool, 30 Jun 2019I had a Nokia 3250 way back in 2006, good ol days.My father also have N90. Such a cool camera concept

              Iphone 6 could actually do all those tricks without breaking a sweat eh

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                • Shab
                • 6Ps
                • 30 Jun 2019

                Sony w550 is my favorite

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                  • Vendhar
                  • bJb
                  • 30 Jun 2019

                  All good old nokia

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                    • sargis
                    • nqv
                    • 30 Jun 2019

                    Fayth, 30 Jun 2019Sony Ericsson W550i with the bundled earphone, the bass is... moreSame with Sony Ericsson S700, my dream phone that times :)

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                      • Fayth
                      • 8w0
                      • 30 Jun 2019

                      Sony Ericsson W550i
                      with the bundled earphone, the bass is superb

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                        • Anonymous
                        • LQv
                        • 30 Jun 2019

                        The first photo, my grandma still has one, it works well.

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                          • tDU
                          • 30 Jun 2019

                          AnonD-816568, 30 Jun 2019Sorry GSMArena as far as i know this phone is the oldest ph... moreJapanese leader of innovation

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                            • vxm
                            • 30 Jun 2019

                            Where is W900, W550, S700, S600?

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                              • 0Zw
                              • 30 Jun 2019

                              Sharp 902 & Sharp 903 had a rotating screen which you could use for framing when taking photos or videos.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • i}m
                                • 30 Jun 2019

                                Right now all phone designs is dead , everyone does the same now

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 30 Jun 2019

                                  So what happened to the "scroll wheel" of Nokia 7380?

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                                    • Masoud
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                                    • 30 Jun 2019

                                    The article claims that "While cell phones never had a rotary dial...", which is actually not correct about Nokia 7380 that used a rotating system for selecting numbers and texts.

                                      Any (part of a) phone can rotate if you twist it hard enough. Just ask Jerryrigeverything.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 30 Jun 2019

                                        Anonymous, 30 Jun 2019Phone innovation is dead.wait until RCS became a thing