Much like watches, cell phones today are as much fashion accessories as they are indispensible pieces of technology. With all modern phones now having mastered the basics of functionality, why not pick one that looks as good as it works? Here are a few of the most stylish, unique and downright sexy models on the market today.
1.Nokia Intrigue. This phone is all about subtlety — and when it’s turned off and closed, you might wonder what makes it different from a thousand different other clamshells. But as soon as the 1.9-inch exterior display lights up from beneath the dark plastic shell, or you flip it open and see the gradient keypad and unique directional controls, it’s obvious Nokia has invested some work in making the intrigue something unique.
2. Sony Ericsson T707.Tennis great Maria Sharapova lends her face to a lovely phone with her endorsement of the T707, Sony Ericsson’s latest style-oriented clamshell. When it rings, it lights up in one several colors that can be pre-assigned to different contacts — you might assign green for friends and orange for coworkers, for instance. Wave your hand over it when it’s ringing, and it will automatically mute the call.
3. BlackBerry Bold. Who would have thought QWERTY keyboards could be so stylish? RIM’s most attractive BlackBerry yet uses a bright, high-resolution screen, sleek silver trim, and a back trimmed in leather to dress up one of its ordinarily utilitarian smartphones.
4. LG Versa. For indecisive types who can’t decide whether to commit to the convenience and speed of a QWERTY keyboard, or the small size and light weight of just a number pad, the Versa offers both. A full keyboard built into a detachable leather portfolio allows owners to carry it fully equipped or stripped down, depending on the situation, and we think it looks sharp in either configuration.
5. LG Lotus. Is that a phone or a makeup compact? You’ll probably give the answer away when you open it and put it against your head, but the intentionally femmed-up design still goes a long way in setting this phone apart. A squat, squared-off body and sweeping floral patterns on the violet outside case may allude to another fashion-over-function girly phone, but we found the full QWERTY keyboard inside and wide screen made its design genuinely useful, too.
