9 mobile phones with 'off- beat' designs Whatsapp

Modern-day smartphones are not just immensely powerful, they are also have pretty great designs. Devices like the iPhone 7, Galaxy S7 edge, LG V20, HTC 10 and even OnePlus 3 have really nice aesthetics. However, nearly all smartphones have the same rectangular slab construction as the baseline. It seems that innovation in smartphone design has largely grinded to a halt. Interestingly, that hasn’t been the case with the now-obsolete feature phones and semi-smartphones of the yesteryear. Mobile phone manufacturers have experimented with a lot of funky and unique looking designs for their devices in the past. Here are 9 such quirkily-designed mobile phones from the past that manage to look funky even today.======================= Samsung NPH-N270 Launched in 2003, Samsung’s NPH-N270 was specifically targeted for the fans of The Matrix movie franchise. It was unveiled the same year that the second instalment in the series – The Matrix Reloaded, was released. The NPH-N270’s most remarkable feature was a spring- loaded earpiece that snapped up to reveal a small screen. The phone came preloaded with Matrix-themed wallpapers, screensavers and ringtones. It had a 128x160 pixel resolution LCD display and a 1,000mAh battery Image courtesy: Gsmarena ===================== Siemens Xelibri 6 Largely targeted at women, the Siemens Xelibri 6 was a flip-style mobile phone that pulled the ‘beautification’ trick much earlier than today’s selfie-centric smartphones. Believe it or not, it came with two integrated makeup mirrors – one flat and one magnifying that could be used to adjust that mascara or eyeliner while on the move. Outed in 2003, it had a round keypad and a 101x80 pixel resolution FSTN display, along with a removable li-ion battery.===============