Nokia N90 X Nothing

A half-right concept...

Flip phones or clamshell designs are nothing new, even if the recent generation of foldable phones has given birth to their renaissance. The Nokia N90, however, did more than just open up in a stylish way to reveal a bigger screen and a large T9 keypad inside. It could also twist its top half so that you could hold it like a camcorder and feel more like a proper content creator. That was 20 years ago, even before the word “influencer” or even “YouTube” came to light. Now smartphones are pretty much pocketable cameras, and this concept design tries to give the Nokia N90 a second chance, with a bit of a twist… More here.

This concept is not feasible in the real world and harks back too much to an earlier time when phones were new and exciting. However, what it does do is highlight that a phone is a real world tool and can be so much more than just a screen. This type of device hits me emotionally far more than my iPhone does. Maybe it is sentiment or something else, but it still gets me every time I see a concept like this.