There was a stretch where phone design went bananas
I miss the days when you had bonkers phones like this.  I agree with most people that life is a little dull with our iPhone clones.  It's nice for watching videos (which I don't do too much), and less nice for typing (which I do rather more).  The E90 form factor is still my dream phone.<p>If you think the Nokia phones were nuts, you should dig up stuff coming out of Japan 2000-2010, like the Hitachi WOO Ketai H001 (yes, that's a real name).  All kinds of flip/fold/swivel/etc. with TV tuners and DVR functionality, digital cameras, music players, etc.  Sharp Aquos 912SH is another one which comes to mind.