When Phones Were Fun: Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness (2009)
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3 жыл бұрынFrom Star Trek Discovery to Minority Report to The Expanse … if there’s one thing science fiction agrees on, it’s that our collective future will run on transparent displays. So imagine my surprise when I learned that a clear-screened cellphone was not only just an eBay away … but also, over ten years old!
The year is 2009. Sony and Ericsson are eight years into a strategic partnership that has produced some of the decade’s most distinctive devices - and to propel that reputation into the 2010s, the combined company has dreamed up the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness (a.k.a. the Sony Ericsson X5). It's a tiny phone with no camera, no GPS, no removable memory ... but it does pack one feature no other phone of its time does (and no other phone will offer for the next decade at least): a transparent display!
Join me for the latest installment of MrMobile's When Phones Were Fun, featuring the clear-screened Sony Xperia Pureness!
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[ABOUT WHEN PHONES WERE FUN - SONY XPERIA PURENESS]
This is the sixth in a series of MrMobile videos exploring the mobile tech world's most vibrant period in design and experimentation. In “When Phones Were Fun,” Michael Fisher re-reviews cellphones from the golden age of mobile, the decade-long span from the turn of the century to approximately 2009.
When Phones Were Fun: Episode 6 features a Sony Xperia Pureness vintage cell phone purchased by MrMobile on eBay. No company paid a fee or otherwise offered compensation in exchange for this coverage, nor did any company preview or approve this content before publication.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness Review [Pocket-Lint]:
www.pocket-lint.com/phones/re...
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Pureness clear-screen cellphone gets video demo [SlashGear]:
www.slashgear.com/sony-ericss...
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness - A Progressive Vision: Talk. Text. Time. [Sony Ericsson]:
• Sony Ericsson Xperia™ ...
Quintessentially Services [Quintessentially]:
www.quintessentially.com/serv...
Luxury concierge clubs offer ultra-rich Chinese the world at their fingertips [SCMP]:
www.scmp.com/magazines/style/...
Sony Ericsson splits after 10 years in Sony cash buyout [ZDNet]:
www.zdnet.com/article/sony-er...
Sony Ericsson K800i [Bond Lifestyle]:
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@adityaverma6754 3 жыл бұрын
I miss the time when everybody had a different shaped and sized phones . Those were the days when we truly dreamt of getting a specific phone .
@rajivk4705 3 жыл бұрын
Rightly said. Nowadays every phone is simply a rectangular black box...miss those days!
@MoeAji 3 жыл бұрын
It was fun. Phones were more like accessories, and we had different form factors to choose from. However, I'll take the functional rectangular glass slab that is the modern smartphone any day. It is the natural evolution of hardware and software for a small form factor computer.
@SonyEnthusiast 3 жыл бұрын
Nah, I rather drive to a place I've never been before using Waze instead of printed Mapquest directions. When I missed an exit, it was frustrating trying to get back on track
@onometre 3 жыл бұрын
the reason most phones are the same these days is because the majority of those form factors suck for anything other than looking cool, especially if you want to use them for more than just calls and texting
@Agnes135 3 жыл бұрын
Same with TVs.
@SendFoodz 3 жыл бұрын
when everyone else had Nokia flip phones, if you had a Sony Ericsson, you were from the future
@RyanLiwe 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely...
@Rennteam11 3 жыл бұрын
I think you are confusing a few things here: Remember the N95 or the E90? Nokia was way more advanced than SE, only in the mid nineties, SE had a small advantage and it was actually Ericsson only. 😉
@JAGO_Tech 3 жыл бұрын
Sony Ericson T226 user around 2004-05. Ppl ALWAYS asked what phone I was using.
@reegans7335 3 жыл бұрын
Damn, those days of flexing with an Xperia....
@imcrazyforwar 3 жыл бұрын
Are they around anymore?
@kmstreetstar 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine Sony made a 6.2' version of that phone. Maybe can make it more transparent right now. Limited edition version
@watchnerds 3 жыл бұрын
Lenovo made it before, fully transparent with chin and things, colored display, android, was a prototype and revealed during the fashion show in China, but then it never got officially released.
@sargera1 3 жыл бұрын
@@watchnerds keyword please.all i ever got info was on a taiwan based company called polytron.
@surajtomar4870 3 жыл бұрын
Samsungs's on it.
@irunasoft 3 жыл бұрын
Not related but a mosquito or something just bite me in the neck.
@sargera1 3 жыл бұрын
@@ManishChauhan-ch7ue u prib see this based on the new xiaomi tv ehh...
@shuvospeaking3250 3 жыл бұрын
Transparent phones should be common thing by now, if this was a 2009 thing. This looks really cool and futuristic!
@gabrielgarcia9822 3 жыл бұрын
It's really easy, it just a lcd display with no backlight. The harder part is protecting the screen now and it is hard to see anything.
@mems9953 3 жыл бұрын
It's really not that easy to do. The best you could do is transparent casing for phones, so you can see the internals.
@lander77477 3 жыл бұрын
Why would you want it to be common? The fact that its transparent means everything on the screen is hard to see, because everything behind is is shining through. Why not just live in a transparent house? Just because it looks cool in a sci-fi movie doesn't mean it makes practical sense in the real world
@vermilionYT77 3 жыл бұрын
transparency is how you ruin privacy
@lander77477 3 жыл бұрын
@Drew Madison Is watching porn in public a real thing? Why would you want to? Isn't it more relaxing to watch it in private?
@JustAnAtheist 3 жыл бұрын
When phones were fun, *I had money to buy one.*
@OppenChad 3 жыл бұрын
👏👏
@philanselmo5860 3 жыл бұрын
*rich guy*
@vineesque 3 жыл бұрын
Epic!
@randallstark3137 3 жыл бұрын
LMAO so true! Now you have to finance a truly good phone.
@vaderthompson6229 3 жыл бұрын
But they still felt expensive 😅 I remember having to save up for the better ones!
@franklingoodwin 3 жыл бұрын
"Rich guys" 😂 That Sony Ericsson charger is giving me horrible flashbacks
@kokili1g 3 жыл бұрын
I had an SE k800i and the chargers connector went bust, so I had to buy a new one, then my earphones connector went bust, and I had those small speakers for the walkman series and it's connector also went bust and all of that happened in like half a year. They all worked at a specific angle tho
@dborked 3 жыл бұрын
@@kokili1g Oh the K800.... such memories...
@kokili1g 3 жыл бұрын
@@dborked yeah such a great phone at the time. That, the nokia n95 and the htc tytn were my favorite phones that I have owned. It was a different time I enjoyed them more than I enjoy new phones now
@garreswe 3 жыл бұрын
I was so grateful when micro USB became standard!
@itsjustdave77 3 жыл бұрын
Damn... those connectors were terrible 😂 I had a K310i as far as I remember in like 2009
@onlyaspoonful9171 3 жыл бұрын
that logo with the green brought back a lot of memmory's
@Channel-xy2wj 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly old cell phone designs are so iconic it makes me want to get one to use for my calls and then keep a modern phone for everything else
@Vedrajrm 3 жыл бұрын
Every Sony Ericsson phone gives me a nostalgic rush
@justinedzard 3 жыл бұрын
Even hearing the name is nostalgic
@incog0956 3 жыл бұрын
I think Sony needs Ericsson. If they teamed up again they could make an amazing phone
@Wade_Fucking_Wilson 3 жыл бұрын
Same, my parents were exclusively Sony ericsson, now iphone
@lordvenom4419 3 жыл бұрын
Do own such kind a of a phone. Lucky bastard vedraj
@babycow5894 3 жыл бұрын
Same, I always like their phone...
@AlexanderToymaster 3 жыл бұрын
"Like your drunken missive to an ex in the middle of the night..." Jeez, I've never felt personally attacked by a tech video before.
@Kalvinjj 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah me too, I have...no ex to call...no current one to call... no nothing...
@sakuragi1062 3 жыл бұрын
Back when sony and nokia dominates the phone market i miss those days. My favorite phone from nokia and sony was nokia xpressmusic and sony ericsson cybershot.
@killerdinamo08 3 жыл бұрын
Those are lines for features, more than one model had it.
@5at5una 3 жыл бұрын
and there still HTC and Motorola back in the day too.. and maan.. i do love me some Walkman series and Xpressmusic too... the physical media playback button is soo beautiful
@MalharetasLair 3 жыл бұрын
@@5at5una me, reading this comment on an HTC U11: oh, ok. 😂 (although I do agree that xpressmusic was amazing)
@jazibsiddiqui.karachi9647 3 жыл бұрын
Cybershoot is best
@ahsanbulbul8512 3 жыл бұрын
My heart's breaking 🙂 This phone EXISTED! And all my life, I've been dreaming for such a phone......
@Qaveth 3 жыл бұрын
I mean the phones were actually unique to justify the 1000$, look at us now..
@doraluffy 3 жыл бұрын
What count is in the inside now.
@superkamiguru5354 3 жыл бұрын
@@doraluffy unless it's apple
@davidolmedo4634 3 жыл бұрын
@@superkamiguru5354 yeah, then it's the little silver logo on the back
@giancarloraphaeldeguzman8613 3 жыл бұрын
Note
@satyarajsharma3164 3 жыл бұрын
@@doraluffy intel wants to *say thanks*
@balachandranrajasaharan6930 3 жыл бұрын
The Sony Erricson era was the golden age for my wallet.
@therealmistermemer 3 жыл бұрын
@JUUL Man 128gb ain't nothin'
@gogomonow 3 жыл бұрын
I want a calculator with this type of screen.
@wojciechmuras553 3 жыл бұрын
I've even seen ones with both the screen, and even the keys transparent!
@thestorminmormin1442 3 жыл бұрын
That would be sick, imagine a TI-84 Transparent
@stevewelsh__ 3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are just so well put together, entertaining and easy to watch. Thanks again man, can’t wait for more!
@oktosite_ 3 жыл бұрын
5:14 What you refer to as a standard SIM is actually called mini-SIM. A full size SIM card is the same size as a standard credit card.
@Seatux 3 жыл бұрын
I remember those from the old Motorolas from the late 90s where you shove the entire SIM card into the phone. When the mum brought a mini SIM phone from work, I was wondering how to shove the whole card into the phone.
@biozkop 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, motorola startac use those whole credit card size sim card, i remenber my friend owned it.
@TheMrMobile 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, you’re right. Full > mini > micro > nano. I think I misspoke because my first swappable-SIM device was a mini, so it defaults to the “biggest” in my head.
@unknown3158 3 жыл бұрын
He said and I quote “2009’s standard sized footprint”, which IMO is correct.
@ShiroCh_ID 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheMrMobile lets not forget about eSIM as the "Air" SIM
@Evie0133 3 жыл бұрын
Holy smokes Michael, you're so dang close to 1M subs!! After following you for like 8 years, it's such a joy and honor to be watching your videos :) Stay mobile, captain!
@GyourgeTube 3 жыл бұрын
I only found your channel a few weeks ago but other than the Verge, you’ve very quickly become my favourite tech reviewer, keep it up!
@BeIlG 3 жыл бұрын
Sony makes some of THE COOLEST phone! I love their vision!!! I was ITCHING back in the day to get their normal phone that had a transparent strip at the bottom. It looked amazing and was useful for alerting when a call comes it and you phone is face down, other notifications like text, and a really cool look when charging. Absolutely amazing looking! never got it but did get a google phone around that time with a micro mosaic glass back. so cool!!!
@marcel_kleist 3 жыл бұрын
Aaah, I remember this thing. Seeing this sorcery yeeeeears ago was stunning.
@sondesix_ 3 жыл бұрын
I missed holding this phone so much.. Just like motorola aura. Phones really were fun and not boring back then. No matter how little it was offering, it was just so unique.
@KayJeyD 3 жыл бұрын
Alvin Z I like the companies going for the screens that wrap around the whole phone, it gives me vibes of innovation from back in the day
@InkMink 3 жыл бұрын
im So living for clear displays I hope they'll become a thing in smartphones again! 🤤
@David_is_devil 3 жыл бұрын
I remember getting one Sony Ericsson phone when I was in 5 grade 2011, that was AMAZING. EVEN THE FOKIN NAME OF BRAND SOUNDS GANGSTA AND CLASSY AF
@mamme8381 2 жыл бұрын
I was once owning a cybershoot series and I feel like I'm a daughter of the head of Yakuza lmao
@Luka-tp3dl 3 жыл бұрын
6:00 omg well hello from your fans from poorly lit casinos in Montenegro! Keep up the amazing work! 🇲🇪 ❤️
@marzuqahmed218 3 жыл бұрын
Good evening Mr Bond.
@MichelPostma 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is a phone I never knew about! But boy do I like it, A LOT! I know there are many limitations to this, as you described, but seriously this seems more futuristic than even foldables! Thanks for the great video man :)
@Stig007 3 жыл бұрын
It looks like those square magnifying glass you used to find in the drugstore or on grandma's coffee table only this one fancy and black.
@saitama3150 3 жыл бұрын
As usual good original quality content. Appreciated 🙏
@Tiklu 3 жыл бұрын
This is a Unique Theme. So good to see Retro Tech. I remember shuffling through Magazines and Newspapers to find these kind of Tech gems. So much thanks to Mr.Mobile to bring this to us.
@2chap 3 жыл бұрын
"...like air" - oh snap! That was smooth, Mr. Mobile!
@discovermajid 3 жыл бұрын
your videos are very well made and thoughtful. And has nice deliberate pacing. I watch them even if I'm not interested in the product. Good job fellow Trekkie
@MrSidneycarton 3 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video. This is my favorite tech series now. Waiting for the next one.
@oktosite_ 3 жыл бұрын
0:27 The smartphone world of 2019 was... **oops!**
@lemuelcubase 3 жыл бұрын
I caught that too
@anosjanantonyjoseph4470 3 жыл бұрын
It legit corrects it so
@apjgraphix 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@uraverageteen396 3 жыл бұрын
He literally told you his mistake.
@caliado 3 жыл бұрын
He means 2009 right?
@zahirsookoor2673 3 жыл бұрын
The features listed are from 10 years ago, as one reviewer wrote and that was 10 years ago 🤣🤣 I love this dead pan humour, fact hitting style that makes for sharp and crisp writing
@MrSweeperUSA 3 жыл бұрын
I loved the Sony Erickson w810i. So much so that I had 4 of them(don't ask why). Best candy bar phone ever! Great camera and had an attachment for a REAL flash. Also and I could text without ever looking at the screen even while it was still in my pocket.
@MrFloryn88 3 жыл бұрын
I just love this new video series that you are doing Mr.M. I am sick of the soap bars of today's world so going back in time, when phones were trully fun and very different, is a breath of fresh air.
@robinartsondrawing8751 3 жыл бұрын
Why this kind of phone didn't evolved yet, damn, I want tony stark phone in real life
@PSYCHOV3N0M 3 жыл бұрын
It only LOOKS cool. Tell me, how is a transparent display on a smartphone PRACTICAL in any way, shape, or form? You have no privacy behind the display.
@notgray88 3 жыл бұрын
@@PSYCHOV3N0M that's badass. Now everyone can see the R34 I'm browsing on the bus lmao
@josiahstearns9615 3 жыл бұрын
Pairing this phone with Michael Fisher immediately made me think of when Tony pulled out his transparent phone and commandeered the screens during the hearing. Obviously I'm not the only one to have that thought come into play. haha
@oktabriyandiyunus9117 3 жыл бұрын
You can try LG Wing, its phone tony Stark in ironman.
@bimaluthfianandito5820 3 жыл бұрын
LG wings. From ironman 1
@bhavishnadar 3 жыл бұрын
3:20 His inner Stark finally came out
@irunasoft 3 жыл бұрын
cannot go to heaven nor hell
@JPX7NGD 3 жыл бұрын
you, Japanese guy, that is completely false.
@Silluet88 3 жыл бұрын
Stark’s style, liam neeson’s voice
@SirusStarTV 3 жыл бұрын
Is that 7:48 L?
@fumesolo6709 3 жыл бұрын
@@SirusStarTV ooof
@jaggydproductions 3 жыл бұрын
I like the new transitions! Keep up the great coverage man!
@etismyname 3 жыл бұрын
Whoa I still remember this. Mind blowing tech back then
@bakashinji 3 жыл бұрын
* takes sip of water * R I C H G U Y S
@JevonDS 3 жыл бұрын
When he said “R I C H G U Y S,” I felt that.
@danimvijay3089 3 жыл бұрын
When phones were fun is one of my favorite youtube series so far! ❤️
@EvolvingLark 3 жыл бұрын
I never even knew this phone existed until today! 😲
@jorgediegoolivieri 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy these videos. Keep'em coming!
@hoilst 3 жыл бұрын
Oh man, I love Xperias. Too bad they stopped selling them in Australia. And this one - this one was funky and I wish I knew about it back in the day.
@SonyEnthusiast 3 жыл бұрын
Buy online like me
@vampirehunter9009 3 жыл бұрын
I still use Xperia today.. For a cheap price.. I got 4gb ram phone.. I play call of duty mobile without any lag.. And the camera is very sharp.. 21mp.. I use xz1..
@dovasal 3 жыл бұрын
I'm enjoying this series so much. Please keep it going. Sony Ericsson was a really serious player in the Jamaican mobile phone scene back in the day. It was a very nice stroll down memory lane.
@TrueRetroflection 3 жыл бұрын
1:18 "It wasn't clear what you were paying for" Did you just--
@Syllence 3 жыл бұрын
I don't get it my brain is poopoo
@AQ-101 3 жыл бұрын
@@Syllence ikr...
@mmmtacobaguett 3 жыл бұрын
@@Syllence _clear_, in reference to the clear screen
@user-mt4zr5kp7h 3 жыл бұрын
Man, perfect title. Truly was, Back. When cellphones. Were fun. That's exactly the way to put that. Remember all the amazing selection you had back in the day? You'd be hard-pressed to find 5 people with the same phone, or even similar-looking phones. I tell you, I sure miss my LG Chocolate flip! That thing was sexy af!
@jfh400 3 жыл бұрын
3:20 Sometimes your Trek references are such deep cuts that I think they must be just for me and I'm fine with that 🤣
@cyberpilate 3 жыл бұрын
That "Old Yellow Eyes is Back" reference hit me hard! XD
@Scientist_Salarian 3 жыл бұрын
Same here, haha. We need a Mr. Mobile Trek Club.
@HandheldAddict 3 жыл бұрын
2:50 worth just for playing see-thru Pac-Man alone
@oedipusvv 3 жыл бұрын
I look forward to these videos !!! So incredible
@theflipsidestory Жыл бұрын
How have I not seen this episode before!!! I love the Xperia Pureness!!!
@kihunipunk 3 жыл бұрын
This was a fun video to watch. I remember seeing ads for this phone and being utterly moved by how cool it was. However, my heart belonged to the Sony Ericsson W810i, a deliciously pocketable candy bar phone with the then vaunted Walkman ™ branding. Man, I wanted that phone in the worst way. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, MrMobile. 😃
@muhammadbinafsar5339 3 жыл бұрын
Those were the days of innovation!!
@ramapatir109 3 жыл бұрын
Sony
@xPandamon 3 жыл бұрын
They're still trying to innovate, you know, foldable screens and stuff. Sadly like yesterday's innovations it's not that useful (yet)
@zweks 3 жыл бұрын
AW man track id was amazing, I remember using it before it closed and you could see what others where tracking around the world, got a few new songs out of that. You will be missed track ID
@TEDdotcom 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Never knew about this phone. Thanks for the upload.
@Zathren 3 жыл бұрын
A phone Tony Stark would have used. Damn.
@chmchn 3 жыл бұрын
He had a transparent phone in the third movie
@vidyasagarka6746 3 жыл бұрын
3:20 hey there Tony Stark u deserve more subscribers
@miteshrocker 3 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@klym8_ 3 жыл бұрын
He kinda looks like Ben Affleck too so um Bruce Wayne?
@big-vsongput3127 3 жыл бұрын
He even sounds like RDJ.
@loop5720 3 жыл бұрын
@@klym8_ HE'S A HYBRID, AND PLUS, TONY STARK HAS A SIMILAR LOOKING PHONE THAT IS "futuristic"
@adityakrishnamd2314 3 жыл бұрын
"Rich guys" 😂😂😂
@aftab277 3 жыл бұрын
Sony Ericsson phone and the bumbled earphones used to sound superb. Even in their budget phones. Excellent sound quality even in those days hands down! Apart from sound clarity etc the bass alone was very perfect, not too much not too less, just perfect.
@Sarcasm.a 3 жыл бұрын
@MrMobile [Michael Fisher], this "when phones were fun" is EPIC. Thank you so much for this. Much needed, especially in today's world
@jefffrederick258 3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Mobile: "The smartphone market of '2019' was..." You might want to correct that error. Even comes up in youtubes closed captions as, "2019".
@TheMrMobile 3 жыл бұрын
Jeff Frederick correction is right on the screen, complete with annoying sound effect
@IrenMasot 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheMrMobile Holy cow, that went right over my head. I was about to make a comment of my own before I saw this.
@lethargic. 3 жыл бұрын
try being observant sometimes :)
@DjMikeWatt 3 жыл бұрын
Ineffective correction. The sound does nothing, as it just seems like part of the video, and the text is too far out of the way in the corner of the screen. Just saying.
@MuscarV2 3 жыл бұрын
@@DjMikeWatt I disagree, why would there be random text popping up if it wasn't something to read? And the sound is clearly heard but not in your face loud/annoying etc. It's all easily noticeable, you not having the awareness to both hear and see it is irrelevant. It's like complaining a game is too hard because you suck at it.
@ares12351 3 жыл бұрын
Ur boutta hit a million subscribers congrats!
@NotKR-10z 3 жыл бұрын
I love this guy because he has dad humor but on the professional scale💕
@wilson3246 3 жыл бұрын
This phone reminds me a lot of my first cell phone back in 2010. It was the LG Crystal, but unlike the Pureness with its transparent screen, the Crystal had a transparent keyboard/dialpad. I thought it was the coolest thing ever...until I remembered the iPhone 4 existed.
@TangoAndToys 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for the 😷 shout out! Man, that screen looked amazing. I'm glad I didn't see this phone when it came out, I would have been seriously tempted I think. I mean I got the Nokia 8810 because silver shiny and reminiscent of the matrix phone. B/W screen as well as no SMS. I even had to carry it around it's cloth pouch because I didn't want to scratch it. But boy did it make a statement whenever I did take it out. XD Thanks for the amazing blast from the past with this Sony. Which will always be around us... like air.
@scottweaverphotovideo 3 жыл бұрын
Just wish we would see more creativity with phone design. Steve Jobs left us stuck with his initial design, and it is a fundamentally boring one, despite the capabilities.
@lander77477 3 жыл бұрын
I think its the fact that the iphone and phones that copy the iphone design simply got it right, and there's not much to improve upon. You might as well wish for there to be more creativity with a hammer, or screw driver, or a brick, or an elevator, or a bicycle. Sometimes the best and most sensible design gets created, and sticks around because its just about perfect.
@blame7121 3 жыл бұрын
I mean it's just a display that fits in your pocket. There's not much that can be changed about that without making it crap. There is some variation in phones (size ratios, colors, front and back displays, curved screens, pop-up front cameras, flip-phone comeback, etc), but in the end of the day it's a rectangle screen, and if you try to make it a triangle it will just suck.
@scottweaverphotovideo 3 жыл бұрын
An example of creative phone design was the Palm Pre in 2009. Fit in your hand perfectly, as did the original iPhone, but Palm had fallen behind in the phone market and not enough interest was generated. Creative designers could come up with very fresh approaches to phone design but the huge library of apps that require compatabiliy with existing phones makes the effort useless.
@KBoon 3 жыл бұрын
Steve Jobs almost single handedly murdered the creative smartphone designs.
@ridhosamudro2199 3 жыл бұрын
I think we're stuck in a period where most of the products essential designs are already adequately perfected. Planes, cars, refrigerators, guns... they're mostly looks the same unless somebody takes some effort to put some bells and whistles.
@dedpxl 3 жыл бұрын
That's cool, I would have liked to own one of these back in the day. I remember thinking I wish the screen was see-through so I could stare at and still see where I'm going.
@Miraak22 3 жыл бұрын
I literally still can't believe you're under 1 mil subs, a channel of this caliber and production quality must at least have 5 mil, the f is wrong with people?!
@ompalompa83 3 жыл бұрын
Oh man, as a swede you almost "had to have" Ericsson phones back in the day. The first mobile device I ever fell in love with was the Sony Ericsson T610.
@5at5una 3 жыл бұрын
Cybershot and Walkman series was amazing back then
@_Nosferatu_ 3 жыл бұрын
T610 was my first phone.....
@blackouthacker 3 жыл бұрын
Sony Ericsson used to make realy unique phones back in the day like Cybershot and Walkman series Im still a big fan of Sony and will always will be. They were one of the first to make water proof phones, 4K panels, ultra slow motion, Insanely good Exmor RS sensors in phones even the Huawei P30 Pro incredible 40 MP Super Sensing Camera is made by Sony. I simply love how they integrate their consumer products technology into their smart phone which simply makes it so much better than other manufacturers.
@DjOne 14 күн бұрын
I love it when Michael mocks rich guys LOL
@1687angle 3 жыл бұрын
4:20 I'm ded. The cameraman intentionally drifting in and out of focus 🤣🤣
@Roughly600Cats 3 жыл бұрын
"uploaded 1 minute ago" Don't think I've ever been this early 😂
@summerlaverdure 3 жыл бұрын
this XD
@henriklilliecreutzjansson8040 3 жыл бұрын
Still got mine stored away. Still works. One of the most satisfying phones I've ever used.
@adamcrossley2377 3 жыл бұрын
Just subscribed and I do not regret my decision. MKBHD recommended your channel. Love it.
@reinmeiker9024 3 жыл бұрын
IS THAT A MOTOROLA FLIPOUT TEASER? dude I still have that thing I treasure it so much
@majdax3893 3 жыл бұрын
Michael just needed that transparent phone to become an Iron Man
@dollarbin9487 Жыл бұрын
this was good. didn't know i needed to see this till now.
@FrozenThunder 3 жыл бұрын
*Advance wishes for your 1 million sub!*
@user7421 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Tony Stark has a Vivo transparent display smartphone with a holographic projector.
@sanjanphukan 3 жыл бұрын
I was about to comment this too 😂
@divyaakashdutta4038 3 жыл бұрын
Darn those Chinese!!
@loop5720 3 жыл бұрын
lol, I just commented on that, kinda stupid tbh
@brunoglopes 3 жыл бұрын
The headphone antenna wasn’t really a feature. Every single phone of the time worked like that.
@sherifbatawy 3 жыл бұрын
Bruno Lopes except iPhone
@Kitulous 3 жыл бұрын
@@sherifbatawy and Chinese TV phones xD And my Motorola L9
@OKANGUVEN99 3 жыл бұрын
came to the comments say that.
@SIPEROTH 3 жыл бұрын
Emm....wait my smartphone still works like that. So did my previous smartphone. Have i missed something here?
@TheMrMobile 3 жыл бұрын
No, that’s not true at all. Here in the States where GSM phones only made up for half the market, there were a glut of CDMA phones on Verizon and Sprint that never featured FM tuners. Same for most smartphones of the period. Even GSM phones lacked FM tuners if the carriers that launched them decided they wanted to disable the feature to force people to use their streaming data services.
@ota024 3 жыл бұрын
I never knew a phone like this ever existed. Thanks Mr.Mobile
@igorcatarino 3 жыл бұрын
É, agora o KZfaq não vai mais parar de recomendar esse canal.
@Spoggi99YT 3 жыл бұрын
6:04 speaking of James Bond and Sony Ericsson - I owned a Sony Ericsson K800i back in the day (the one on the Bond website but in an orange brownish color instead of the silver). It was a very very capable mobile phone and I loved the video and photo editing functions. If you have the time and if you think that it’s interesting enough, maybe you could make a video about it. I would love to hear what you got to say about the K800i. :) Mine is still lying around in the house somewhere...
@TheRailroad99 3 жыл бұрын
I had the K770i. Agreed. These phones were great. Photo/video editing, web browsing (3G!), decent camera for a 2007 phone. Good mp3 player... And compatible to a very high number of .jar Apps. Really ahead of its time, this almost was a smart phone
@shamveelahammed8131 3 жыл бұрын
3:50 "Rich Guys" I want that as a GIF.
@ronz91 3 жыл бұрын
How have I never heard of this?! awesome find Michael
@jowiboyalonzo7902 3 жыл бұрын
Nice one Mr Mobile....got to see this one of a kind phone..... Your fan here from.the Philippines....
@MinecrafterPictures 3 жыл бұрын
When some of 2000's predictions are real
@ganesang5537 3 жыл бұрын
0:29 I see what you did there, with 2020 making 2019 feel like a decade ago. 😏
@RichardServello 3 жыл бұрын
oh man...you just gave me nightmare flashbacks of the wire drawer! Back when EVERY OEM had their own cable.
@abymohanan2043 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video 👍🏻👌🏻✌🏻
@Krsna_1024 3 жыл бұрын
I am just waiting for him to get 1 million 💕🔥
@franklingoodwin 3 жыл бұрын
Me too. It's taking way longer than it should. He should've had over a million a long time ago
@jessISaRicePrincess 3 жыл бұрын
Man this phone is a so freaking cool kinda sucks that it... sucks Edit: your voice is so freaking awesome dude
@williamstryker7253 3 жыл бұрын
I love Welcome to Miami playing in the background
@call911ok 3 жыл бұрын
Love these videos
@denske1272 3 жыл бұрын
Just so you know Samsung just filed a patent for a clear smartphone a few weeks or so ago...it's coming but not for a decade
@danimetal4171 3 жыл бұрын
source please?
@Jayden3649 3 жыл бұрын
@@danimetal4171 cant remember source but i heard it aswell
@achu-7941 3 жыл бұрын
Rumors aren't sources though
@snailsaredumb9412 3 жыл бұрын
@Yang Sun Tsukuda mobilesyrup.com/2020/09/08/samsung-patents-transparent-smartphone/#:~:text=The%20phone%20is%20made%20with%20a%20transparent%20luminous%20screen&text=Samsung%20is%20reportedly%20working%20on,and%20filed%20back%20in%20January.
@samueltan2148 3 жыл бұрын
8:15 Speaking about phones with slide out Qwerty keyboards, you can go check out Sony Ericsson's line of Pro phones (ie Xperia Pro, Xperia Mini Pro, Txt Pro etc)
@556johny556 3 жыл бұрын
I remember I had an Xperia X10 mini and then the X10 mini pro came out and I wanted it so bad because the phone was so tiny that it still used T9 texting even though it was a touch screen. But my only other Sony phone after that was the first Xperia Z which got water damage due to glue coming slightly undone and water getting in even though it was rated for water resistance. Since then there wasn’t an Xperia I could justify buying because by the point my Z drowned the Xperia line cost as much as iPhones but one could argue they weren’t worth that price
@winterwolf211 2 жыл бұрын
One of my HS teachers had this, the screen had many scratches at that point and everyone was using smartphones already, it was still really cool.
@AllahKareem77 3 жыл бұрын
You are the best reviewer i have ever seen on KZfaq i was following u since 7 years almost i guess and watching all your video's keep it up God bless you Ameen😊☝🏻
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