9 Cool Concept phones that we wish existed

There is no greater phone than the one that doesn't exist. For as attached as people are to their iPhones and Androids, there are just some hardware, software and battery features that phone makers have yet to master.


These phones may or may not (probably not) find their way into your pocket one day, but they are definitely interesting to look at.

Microsoft Lumia Spinner Phone
This stainless-steel beauty is the luminescent Lumia that could be: the Microsoft Lumia Spinner Phone.

Transparent iPhone Concept
In 2012, in advance of the iPhone 5 launch, a transparent concept version was created of Apple's smartphone that included a built-in projector that turned the table in front of you into a virtual keyboard.

Modular Smartphone Concept
Modular phones have picked up steam in the last year thanks to Google's Project Ara, but we don't yet have a modular smartphone as sleek as this 2012 concept.

HexagonWavy 2
The curve-screened Hexagon Wavy 2 is a little ungainly but seems like it would be super functional. The Hexagon transforms from phone size to tablet size. And it's gamer-friendly, with a controller that can be swapped in for the keypad.

Fluid
A Brazilian designer showed off this flexible smartphone/wearable combo in 2012. Before smartwatches and fitness gadgets cluttered the tech space, he said he wanted "to design an intuitive wearable that takes the place of the watch and does not occupy the pockets."

iPhone Next G Concept
In 2010, an iPhone concept was showed off that used a wearable to project the iPhone interface into the palm of your hand. This was five years before the Apple Watch arrived, but perhaps a projector might be incorporated into the Apple Watch 2 or 3?

BlackBerry Wraparound Concept
With the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and Note Edge, phone makers are just starting to experiment with using the edges of their devices. In 2012, it was suggested that the technology be used on a BlackBerry in this intriguing concept.

BlackBerry Empathy
Meanwhile, you might feel only sympathy for BlackBerry but can you summon a bit of empathy? Maybe once you see the BlackBerry Empathy, a concept designed in 2010 when things were still good for the company. The phone that could have been is a weird but palm-friendly shape came out of a design competition the company hosted at an art school. A biometric feedback ring is meant to make it emotion-detecting. Colour us sad.

Macintosh Phone
Apple first introduced the iPhone in 2007. But what if it had gotten into telecommunications way back in its banner year of 1984? The designer imagined such a thing with the Macintosh Phone, an adorable rotary phone that resembles an old-school Mac.

So, the internet has stepped in and provided us with some concept phones that designers have come up with, but that we wish we had.

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