Concept Phones

Nokia Roxo Phone, Treat Her Like a Lady

(3 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)

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We’ve shown you Nokia concept phones designed for kids or gamers, but now’s the time for the ladies to get their own fashionable device: the Nokia Roxo. It was designed by Sara Fortier, from Ottawa, Ontario and comes in an organic shape, incorporating an active matrix LCD screen that transforms into a mirror when the display isn’t used.

Could this comfortable concept phone signal a return of the L’Amour series or is it just the background pattern fooling me?

[via Coroflot]

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Nokia Kids Phone - Batman or Phonebook Button?

(1 votes, average: 1 out of 5)

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When you’re dealing with a phone that’s designed for children, you’ll have to think like one, so that’s what I did and I started wondering what the deal with the handset’s central front button was.

Is that a phonebook or Batman’s logo? Of course it’s a phonebook, you’ll say, but there’s always a slight chance of something fun popping up in those concept phones. This device was designed by Cromosoma 23 and posted on Coroflot.

Other than that I have to say that I love the phone’s sexy curves, but I’m guessing that it’s a bit big to be appealing in this age of technology, even for a kid. Also, if it’s really a handset for children it has to feature games, or else it’ll be the second choice gadget the kids will be using, right after the portable consoles.

[via Coroflot]

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Nokia DA-GAME Portable Console, a Father and Son Experience

(3 votes, average: 2 out of 5)

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Well Nokia knows better than to give a handheld gaming device another go, considering their lack of success with the N-Gage. While they’re getting ready for a N-Gage platform experience, Cromosoma 23 from Coroflot shows us Nokia DA-GAME, a handheld console designed for father and son experiences.

I see that the device only features a D-pad plus two more buttons on its back and a pretty decent display. Unless that display is a touchscreen, we won’t be playing anything better than Tetris, Asteroids or Pong. I guess they’ll do, specially if these gadgets are bought by parents for their 5 year old who has never heard of the PSP.

[via Coroflot]

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Nokia Mc36 Concept Phone, 3650 Meets 6630

(2 votes, average: 1 out of 5)

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So many Nokia handsets in the headline above, that your head is probably spinning by now, but no faster than a G-Unit bling-bling. Why did I bring those rappers up? Just look at the following handset’ s logo, the one of the series… doesn’t it remind you of the G-Unit “font”? Nokia Mc36 is an “Mc series” phone that can be considered a hybrid between Nokia 3650 and the 6630 model.

The beauty below was designed by Mohamad Moraa ‘D, from Tehran, Iran and published on Coroflot.

The keypad looks pretty nice, as it’s a combination between a smartphone’s typical keyboard and a keypad. Don’t quite know how functional it can be, but hey this is a concept, so, as far as looks go, I’m pleased with that. Nokia Mc36 features a VGA camera, for videocalls, so it’s a 3G device and we’ll add to its specs list a 3.1 MP camera that comes with a decent Flash Light.

A semicircle-shaped speaker completes this phone and it’s placed above the phone’s main camera. Will we see this on the market? I sure, hope … G!

[via Coroflot]

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Nokia E52, Fakey Fakey Phone

(5 votes, average: 2.2 out of 5)

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Strangely enough this phone is considered by most people a real handset, upon checking it out, instead of the concept it is. Truth be told it’s a great concept design and it almost managed to convince me that it’s E51’s successor. However, there’s something fishy about this pic and it might just be the best Photoshopped concept phone ever.

Imagine a combination between E50, E51 and E65 with a … Cingular branding? Too bad that Cingular is now AT&T so there are only two options left, either it’s an old concept phone or a slider version of E50, that Nokia forgot to release on the market. Don’t get your hopes up, though.

[via Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]

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Nokia N99 Concept Phone Is Back in Black

(18 votes, average: 3.72 out of 5)

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After the N98, the N88, the Nokia 101 and the Helsinki concept phone comes this bad, black handset, the Nokia N99 concept. It’s a mean, mean calling/texting/video recording machine featuring an 8 megapixel camera, 16GB internal memory, a 3.2″ display and GPS.

How about that D-pad? Was it designed with N-Gage games in mind or just comfortable navigation?

Also on the specs list of this phone we find MP3 playback, DivX, MPEG and AVI video playback and WiFi. Here’s the old N99 concept below, that we saw an year ago, about the time when the patent of this device surfaced on the Internet. So Nokia, which is it going to, QWERTY or D-pad?

[via BilgiUstam]

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Nokia 101: Touchscreen, Magnets, E-Paper Maybe?

(8 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)

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Nokia 101 is yet another product for 2015, seemingly the ideal year for passing to a new generation of mobile phones. Morph is also destined for that year, but let’s see what Nokia 101 brings new. Designed by Giandaniele Asquini and the product of research and collaboration with Nokia, this device uses magnets placed on 3 sides of the phone.

These magnets create new and original hinges and allow the handset to morph into an address book, a normal phone or various other devices. The magnet-based mechanism allows the Nokia 101 display to rotate freely and I wonder if it’s a touchscreen or it’s based on E-paper technology (or maybe both?).

As you can see, Nokia 101 is perfect for web surfing and it features handwriting recognition, also being the ideal handset for messaging. Last, but not least, you can admire the phone as it follows the latest trends and “collides” with another Nokia 101, with the aid of magnets, creating a bigger display, used to play games like Need for Speed or watch quality TV.

Also, it’ll create a decent notebook, for you to write your homework on or just blog. These designs were exposed at the Air Gallery in London in May 2006.

[via Coroflot]

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Nokia Helsinki Camera-Phone Goes Old-School and Curvy

(5 votes, average: 2.8 out of 5)

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Nokia-branded concepts really are some of the best I’ve seen so far. The Helsinki concept phone bears this branding and manages to take camera-phones back in time a bit, through its curved design, but it also adds a 3.2 MP camera to the sexy look. It was designed by Phil Bartoszewicz and spotted on Coroflot.

Comfortable and ergonomic, this handset only has a minor flaw (for me, at least): its navigational key tends to be a bit too “3D” for my tastes. Call me crazy, but nothing compares to the feeling of a flat front surface of a phone, specially when it’s in the pocket of some tight jeans. Wouldn’t like to be poked by a bigger key, would you?

Variations on the same idea:

[via Coroflot]

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Nokia’s Very Own iPhone: N98 Concept

(15 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)

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This great concept starts with denial from Nokia, as it seems we’re not going to see this phone getting released. Too bad that N98 has to remain a Photoshop image, since we’ve yet to see a decent touchscreen rival branded Nokia for that over-hyped iPhone.

The list of specs of this N Series swan song goes something like:

- 7.2 MP camera (Carl Zeiss optics) featuring 5X optical zoom and 20x digital zoom
- video capture at 30 fps and 720 x 576 resolution
- 3.5″ display, 16.7 million colors and 640 x 480 pixels
- GPS
- Symbian S70 3rd Edition
- 3D Graphics Card (NVIDIA maybe?)
- front camera for videoconferencing (640 x 480 pixels)
- Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi
- HSDPA
- Nokia PC Suite

[found on Flickr]

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Nokia N88 Concept Phone… Could Have Been Made in Bochum

(7 votes, average: 2.86 out of 5)

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OK, I’ll admit, it’s not a funny headline, but what can you say when you’re dealing with a Nokia concept made in Germany? This Nokia N88 conceptual design surfaced on NokiaPort.de and seems to be the next level of evolution of the N series. TomTom navigation is featured, Bluetooth, the usual keypad is in place and a decent list of apps as you can see on the display.

What’s the deal with the date on the screen? Do the designers know something we don’t? Is Nokia N88 destined to reach the market this summer/autumn?

[via Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]

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