Apparently Nokia didn't market it for regular use though but as a second 'night phone' – probably not quite right for a 12-year-old girl.'Īlthough Dezeen's studio director Ben Hobson had a Motorola Razr, it was the R1 that he really wanted. 'It had no keypad so it would have taken ages to text. 'I really wanted a Nokia 7280 but it was actually totally impractical,' said Mull. Adverts for the phone were directed by fashion photographer David LaChapelle, and the device had a cameo role in the Pussycat Dolls' Beep music video. It featured a spinning disk in place of a keypad, and a screen that faded to a mirror when inactive. The 7280 'lipstick' phone was managing editor Olivia Mull's first choice. I still miss the satisfaction of hanging up on somebody by snapping a flip phone shut.' 'It was the height of sophistication in its day. 'I carried a different brand of clamshell in the 00s, but I lusted for a Razr,' said deputy editor Rima Sabina Aouf. It was distinguished by its slim profile and keypad formed from a single sheet of metal. The Motorola Razr was released in 2004 and became one of the company's bestselling phones of all time. The 5110 was also one of the first handsets to feature the game Snake, helping Nokia to become a pioneer of mobile gaming. 'I had one with a metallic turquoise cover that I was really proud of.' 'Everyone I knew either had one, or wanted one,' she said. Users could change its covers, making it one of the most fashionable phones of its era, according to Dezeen editor Amy Frearson. Having already been successful in the business market, Nokia targeted young adults with the Nokia 5110.

'I got it in year 11 and it connected me to the world.' 'My first phone love was the 3310 with a pink cover,' said Dezeen Watch Store's Liz Swinton. At the point of its retirement in 2005, it was – according to Nokia – the world's bestselling phone, having sold 126 million units. When it launched, the 3310 became a much-loved classic thanks to its long battery life, resilient casing and collection of features including the game Snake. 'It had some good points: the screen was large and colourful and the carry strap was genuinely useful.' 'I was given one of these by Nokia and I actually used it until product designer Richard Seymour laughed at me and shamed me into getting rid of it,' said Fairs.

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