{"id":408550,"date":"2022-02-22T15:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-top-5-ugliest-phones-of-all-time\/"},"modified":"2022-02-22T15:00:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T12:00:49","slug":"the-top-5-ugliest-phones-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-top-5-ugliest-phones-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Top 5 Ugliest Phones of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d126c7fd70\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d126c7fd70\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-top-5-ugliest-phones-of-all-time\/#Sharp_Aquos_R2_Compact\" >Sharp Aquos R2 Compact<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-top-5-ugliest-phones-of-all-time\/#T-Mobile_G1\" >T-Mobile G1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-top-5-ugliest-phones-of-all-time\/#Samsung_Galaxy_S5_in_%E2%80%9CGold%E2%80%9D\" >Samsung Galaxy S5 in \u201cGold\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-top-5-ugliest-phones-of-all-time\/#Doogee_S70\" >Doogee S70<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-top-5-ugliest-phones-of-all-time\/#Lamborghini_TL700\" >Lamborghini TL700<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#The Top 5 Ugliest Phones of All Time&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-785987\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ugly-phone.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ugly-phone.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ugly-phone.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Ugly phone.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/hand-holding-mobile-phone-white-screen-1765161002\">GarikProst\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen an insane number of phones released in the last 20 years. Some of these devices have fundamentally changed society, while others\u2026 not so much. Let\u2019s shine a light on some of those ugly ducklings.<\/p>\n<p>It would be pretty easy to make a long list of ugly phones, but I wanted to narrow it down a bit. For this list, I stuck with smartphones, though there are <em>a lot<\/em> of ugly feature phones. None of the iPhone models have really been ugly, so that means we\u2019re looking at Android phones. Sorry, diehards.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that design is extremely subjective. What I find ugly may not be ugly to you. I\u2019m sure there are also plenty of phones I overlooked. This is not an exact <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>, let\u2019s just have some fun!<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sharp_Aquos_R2_Compact\"><\/span>Sharp Aquos R2 Compact<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-785994 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/sharp.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Sharp Aquos R2 Compact\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" data-credittext=\"Sharp\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Sharp<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in 2017-18, phones with notches were becoming more prevalent. People had a lot of opinions about this design choice\u2014and many still do. Some people point to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/109495\/its-time-to-replace-your-pixel-3-or-pixel-3-xl-smartphone\/\">Pixel 3 XL<\/a> as the worst offender, but that phone only had <em>one<\/em> notch.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Sharp Aquos R2 Compact grabbed headlines for having two notches. There was the typical notch at the top for the front-facing camera, but it was joined by a second notch at the bottom for the fingerprint sensor.<\/p>\n<p>You can make an argument that a top notch gives you more screen space since the status icons can go around it. However, there wasn\u2019t much of a benefit for the bottom notch. It just looked weird.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"T-Mobile_G1\"><\/span>T-Mobile G1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-781022\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/t-mobile-g1.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"T-Mobile G1\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">T-Mobile G1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Okay, this may be a bit of a hot take. People have a soft spot for the T-Mobile G1 since it was the very first Android phone, but let\u2019s be honest, it\u2019s pretty ugly.<\/p>\n<p>Just look at that massive bottom section. There are four physical buttons and a trackball. It\u2019s all plastic and it <em>looks<\/em> like plastic. There\u2019s almost a toy-ish quality to it. The mechanism to slide open the screen was pretty cool, but it often looked slightly crooked.<\/p>\n<p>I know this was very early in the smartphone era, but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IPhone_(1st_generation)\">look at what Apple was making at the time<\/a>. Sure, the original iPhone is dated too, but it looked so much more refined and premium.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Samsung_Galaxy_S5_in_%E2%80%9CGold%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Samsung Galaxy S5 in \u201cGold\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Galaxy S5 Gold, or what I call the Galaxy S5 Band-Aid <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/xU5fzvWrvz\">pic.twitter.com\/xU5fzvWrvz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoannaStern\/status\/438027962663710720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Galaxy S5 was a fairly straightforward device from Samsung. It wasn\u2019t a huge departure from the design of the Galaxy S4, but Samsung made one choice that didn\u2019t go over well. The back of the phone featured a rubberized dimple texture.<\/p>\n<p>This dimpled texture looked okay in white and black, but the \u201cgold\u201d color was im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely the butt of a lot of jokes. Samsung tried to make it look like shiny gold in product shots. However, in real life, it looked more like beige and the pattern made it <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joannastern\/status\/438027962663710720?lang=en\">resemble a Band-Aid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy S5 is the perfect example of how a seemingly innocuous design decision\u2014a rubberized back with dimples for extra grip\u2014can go south in a hurry. Once it was pointed out how much it looked like a Band-Aid, that was all anyone could see.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doogee_S70\"><\/span>Doogee S70<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-786049 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/doogee.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Doogee S70\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" data-credittext=\"Doogee\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Doogee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Doogee S70 is a member of the \u201crugged\u201d genre of smartphones. Doogee didn\u2019t simply design a phone with tough materials and high <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/62529\/ip-ratings-explained-what-does-the-code-mean-for-your-devices\/\">IP<\/a> and\u00a0MIL ratings. It went over the top to make sure it also <em>looks<\/em> tough.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s so much going on with this phone. The aggressive sharp corners and angular shape, the fake screws around the cameras, the leather texture on the back, and the big \u201cIP-68\u201d stamp. It\u2019s just too much.<\/p>\n<p>There are quite a few \u201crugged\u201d phones I could list here that all suffer from the same problems. It\u2019s not enough for a phone to be tough, it also has to look like an armored vehicle. Some people dig that design, but I think it\u2019s ugly.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lamborghini_TL700\"><\/span>Lamborghini TL700<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-786051\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lambo.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Lamborghini TL700\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">mail.ru<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I have saved the best (worst) for last. Every once in a while, a high-end car maker will license its name out for a crazy smartphone. These devices are usually pretty garish, but the\u00a0Lamborghini TL700 takes the cake.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, it\u2019s plated in bold gold on all sides. The\u00a0Lamborghini logo is front and center acting as a pretty large home button. If that wasn\u2019t enough, \u201cTonino Lamborghini\u201d is printed above the home button as well.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-786052\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/lambo2.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Lamborghini TL700\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fhi-tech.mail.ru%2Fnews%2Flamborghini_tablets_phones%2F\">mail.ru<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sides of the TL700 feature a knurled texture and the back is covered in fake crocodile skin. The Lamborghini logo <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears on the back as well along with more gold accents and fake gold screws. It\u2019s\u2026 a lot.<\/p>\n<p>These types of phones are strange because I\u2019m not really sure who actually buys them. The\u00a0Lamborghini TL700 was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2012\/6\/10\/3077255\/lamborghini-luxury-phones-russia-summer\">released in 2012<\/a> and it cost a staggering $2,758. It\u2019s certainly a status symbol, but not a very pretty one.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>There you have it, some truly ugly phones. Thankfully, most of the \u201cugly\u201d devices I found are from the earlier days of smartphones. Modern phones are typically much nicer looking. Even software has come a long way in terms of design. You never know when the next eyesore could be unleashed, though.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>The 10 Greatest Versions of Android, Ranked<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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