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As technology becomes more and more advanced, the devices that contain it becomes smaller and smaller. With the meteoric rise in popularity of smartphones, the demand for a device that is small enough to comfortably carry around, but that also contains all those features we have come to expect from a modern phone, has also increased.
Consumers will no longer put up with large, bulky and ugly handsets. Instead, they expect sleek, cool and well-designed phones. Most of the time this means making handsets smaller and smaller, without reducing the number of features available.
With this in mind, we have compiled a concise guide to the smallest mobile phones in the world.
Number 1: Willcom WX06A
Just launched in Japan, the WX06A is officially the world’s smallest phone at just 32 x 70 x 10.7mm and weighing in at 32 grams. Due to the teeny tiny size of the phone it doesn’t have a camera and talk time battery is just 2 hours. But you are still able to text, make calls and send emails – it even has a fold out antenna so you can get better signal. This little phone, which comes in black, white and pink, is only available in Japan at the moment and the price hasn’t yet been revealed. The question is, will anyone be able to use the keys?!
Number 2: The Modu Mobile
Only recently beaten by the Willcom, The Modu Mobile was named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the World’s Lightest Phone until 2013, the handset weighs just over forty grams and measures a mere 72 x 37 x 7.8 mm. However, the Modu Mobile’s diminutive size doesn’t prevent it from performing most of the functions you need in a phone. It’s able to make calls, send SMS messages, play MP3s and take photos. For some of these functions you may need to use attachments, bulking up the size a little, but this phone is still a wonder of micro design.
Number 3: The NEC N930
While the phones listed above may not occupy a place in the mainstream market, it would be difficult to find them on sale outside of specialist shops; the NEC N930 is probably the smallest phone in the world that can be found in most phone shops. Compared to the Modu Mobile this seems fairly large, but it still weighs in at a light 72 grams and boasts dimensions measuring 85.5 x 54 x 11.9 mm. Once again, the handset contains all the features you would expect and is incredibly stylishly designed. This phone has done reasonably well in terms of sales, not just because of its small size, but also because it looks great, runs well and contains everything the modern mobile phone user needs.
Number 4: The Xun Chi 138
The Xun Chi 138 is probably one of the Modu Mobile’s closest competitors when it comes to size, but doesn’t quite manage to beat it. The handset weighs just 55 grams and utilises a touch screen that makes the most of fantastic handwriting recognition technology. As the handset is too small for a keypad, or a big enough touch keyboard, the handwriting recognition technology is incredibly important. The phone is difficult to get hold of in Europe and is only really readily available in China, where it has become quite popular. As usual, this tiny phone has managed to cram in the technology necessary to run an MP3 player and camera, as well as a video recorder.
Number 5: CellWatch M500 Watch Phone
It has long been said that the next logical step for mobile telephones is to move across to wearable technology and the M500 Watch Phone is a perfect example of that possible transition. For those that love the idea of small cell phones the M500 is a fully-functional and wearable device that has the two-fold benefits of working as a wristwatch and a mobile telephone. It may not feature the standard form-factor of what we know and accept as a cell phone, but it certainly offers a unique approach to mobile technology.
Number 6: UTStarcom Slice
The UTStarcom Slice doesn’t have the naming appeal that other devices have and it certainly doesn’t come close to being the smallest in terms of physical dimensions with its 109 x 46 x 10.2 form factor but it does beat a lot of the competition with its lightweight shell. Weighing in at just 65 grams the device is an example of a simple but functional phone with no bells and whistles. Designed with the most basic of mobile features in mind the Slice can be used simply for making and receiving calls.
Number 7: LG Migo
For those who require something that is small, quirky and offers the most basic feature set then the LG Migo should immediately jump to mind. Weighing in at just under 70 grams the Migo packs in calling and text messaging with a relatively unique and childlike design. In terms of weight and physical dimensions there are a number of devices that are a lot smaller but this is one of the smallest handsets available from one of the world’s most immediately recognizable brands.
Number 8: Samsung SGH-E888
It won’t actually officially claim the title of the world’s smallest mobile telephone but the Samsung SGH-E888 claims the hearts of many small tech fans due to the fact that unlike a lot of the competition it is in wide use around the world. Weighing in around 85 grams the E888 packs in 80MB of internal memory and has the relatively minute 87 x 47 x 23mm dimensions. Samsung have also taken the liberty of packing the device with an embedded swivel camera to give an effective use of that onboard memory.
Number 9: The Haier Elegance
This is the phone that held the title of world’s smallest phone before the Modu Mobile came along and stole its crown. Weighing in at a slightly heavier 64 grams, with measurements of 91 x 35 x18 mm, the Haier Elegance is over twice the thickness of the Modu Mobile, but still manages to surprise with its tiny design. Fulfilling all the functions necessary to be recognised as a proper mobile phone, this great piece of design is still one of the smallest phones in the world.
Number 10: Pantech C300
The emergence of smartphones has seen the mobile market move away from the flip phone or clamshell design that was once so popular but the Pantech C300 still holds the mantel as one of the world’s smallest flip phones. Weighing in at just over 70 grams the C300 measures 3.4 x 1.7 x 0.8 inches with the user trade-off being that consumers can expect pretty poor build quality to achieve the tiny size.
Number 11: Firefly Mobile
Not everyone is looking to purchase a top of the range smartphone. For parents who want their kids to be safe and contactable but require something small enough to be discreet then the Firefly Mobile is potentially the industry leader.
The rather dazzling device weighs in at approximately 60 grams and offers a number of basic features that allows the user to constantly stay in contact. Once upon a time it may have been considered cutting edge of teen tech, but right now the Firefly Mobile is an example of a small and functional device that is affordable for most youngsters.
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