Last week, we did a story on how smartphones from the 2000s were more innovative han phones today in terms of design. 

The story blew up and went viral on social media, however, that doesnât mean there werenât some crazy and weird phones too that launched in the same period. 

Sometimes, we have to look back in the past to make sure we donât make mistakes again. That statement still holds true today when considering smartphone designs. 

There were plenty of phones that were weird back in the day which made no sense when it came to ergonomics and basic functionality. 

Sure, some of them looked futuristic and cool but wasnât necessarily a joy to use on a daily basis. In fact, if we were handed these phones to use as a daily driver, we might just get frustrated using these devices simply because it lacks functionality. 

We decided to pick some of the weirdest and craziest smartphone designs from the 2000s that still leave us baffled: 

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By far the weirdest phone Blackberry ever made and it's not only because of how it looks. The phone was way too wide and too short at the same time, making it extremely hard to use with one hand. 

Blackberry Passport was launched with a 4.5-inch screen and at a time when the company refused to accept that people can use touchscreens effectively. 

The phone is not even that old as it was launched in 2014 and still baffles us why the company decided to use such a flawed design. 

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When it comes to being strange, the Nokia 7600 embodies that title like no other. It was the smallest phone launched at the time and measured at only 87 x 78 x 19mm. 

It had a tear-drop like design which made it extremely hard to use even with two hands. The phone was not ergonomic at all and on top of that was extremely small. 

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While this phone looked entirely different from any other phone available in 2004, it still was quite odd to look at. The smartphone was supposed to resemble a lipstick with a very tiny screen on the side. 

It had a very odd touch-sensitive trackpad similar to the iPad which made it even harder to use as the phone did not have a keypad. This phone still baffles us today because, in terms of functionality, the Nokia 7280 should be at the bottom of every list. 

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Yet another phone targeted towards women was launched by Siemens in 2003 that was supposed to emulate a compact mirror women use for makeup on-the-go. 

It even had two mirrors inside the clamshell design, so that women could use the phone for both purposes. It had a tiny screen of 101 x 80 pixels, a round keypad design and navigation buttons. 

The phones neither look chic or usable for that matter which makes it one of the oddest phones to ever launch.

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Looking at this phone gives me a headache because the only thing I can see are the buttons. 

Launched in 2001, the phone came with a full QWERTY keyboard spreading across the entire body of the phone, adding a very tiny 84 x 48 monochrome display. It did, however, come with an in-built music player, but it would be quite embarrassing to use this phone in public. 

It certainly doesnât represent any of Nokiaâs classy designs that we got to see later in the years. 

This phoneâs form factor also resembled a block, which made it hard to hold for long periods of time due to it being heavy and the fact that it had no grooves to rest fingers. Some may consider this phone cool-looking for the time, but it was later made redundant thanks to smaller keypads and T9 predictive texting. 

So, those were five weird and crazy phones from the past that we still donât understand today. However, there were plenty of other phones that looked weird during this period and we would love to hear your suggestions in the comments section. 

We may just include your suggestions in the next feature we plan on doing.

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