Tired Of The Same Old Phone Design...

Hey guys, just checking in to see if anyone is in the same boat as me. I'm so sick and tired of the "cut and paste" design of phones today. It's all a big screen and nothing else. Don't get me wrong, I love my Galaxy Note. But prior to the iPhone, phones came in all sorts of shapes and sizes which made it fun to buy / try / play around with.

Here's some examples:

(Nokia Communicator, my favorite.)


(Motorola Razr)


(Nokia 6822)


(Sony Ericsson P series)

Now every phone looks like this;


I was sadly overjoyed when I first saw the Note 4 Edge. "Finally, something a little different!". Now, am I the only one a tad miffed about not having more diversity in the phone department?

 

I know, I remember seeing the flexible screen prototypes from Samsung and looked forward to them. From what Samsung says, their next Note will "fold out" to be the size of a small tablet with a flexible display. My Android uses "SquareHome2" (Link) which is a launcher that gives you a Windows-ish home screen. It's quickly become my favorite launcher.

I've owned so many phones over the years, including every phone listed above. I hate to sound lame, but it was almost an adventure when you got a new phone. Now you know everything because your previous phone was exactly like your new phone.

 

Phones are where cars are now - they have a "best shape". Aerodynamics shapes cars so they all look generally similar, phone use determines phone shape. Flip phones do not mount well for WAZE use, keyboards are not worth the added bulk and a stylus is just one more thing to get lost. Hence so many similar phones.
IMHO the next steps in phones will be small, adding better voice control and screen size variation until a Google Glass type solution is perfected.