Color thy world – here are 9 colorful smartphones that are offered in selections of vibrant or unique paintjobs

3. Sony Xperia Z3 / Xperia Z3 Compact

Sony's Xperia Z3 follows the premium design language standards of metal and glass construction to the T. However, the company decided that the handset needs a twist, in order to not look like it's repeating what other manufacturers are doing, so it added a couple of unique color choices to its roster – Silver Green and Copper Gold. While the paintjobs look tame and subtle, they definitely have that “special” look to them, emitted by the metallic bling, combined with the rarely used shades of the colors used.

The Z3 Compact's plastic build allows it to go a bit wilder, with a more vivid green, and a bright orange in place of the Copper Gold variant.

4. Samsung Galaxy S6 / Galaxy S6 edge

The upcoming Samsung flagships will come in a variety of colors - White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz (Galaxy S6 only), and Green Emerald (Galaxy S6 edge only). They all have their own charming looks, as Sammy made sure to add a lot of flash and bling to the design, but we were especially taken by the Blue Topaz and Green Emerald options. Samsung probably thought so, too, which is why it picked these two colors to each be exclusive for a single variant of the Galaxy S6 line.

5. Motorola Moto X

As far as personalization and expression goes, we'd say few go as far as Motorola. Just open up the Moto Maker online order tool and you will be greeted by a wide array of customization options for your future Moto X – from colors, to materials for its back panel, different shades for its trims, a variety of cases, and even an engraving option. How's that for individuality?

6. Lenovo Vibe X2

The Lenovo Vibe X2 introduced a very unique design to the world, back in September, 2014. The phone's chassis is build of 3 layers of differently colored metal, stacked on top of each other. This gives it a striped appearance across its sides, while the choice of mature colors makes it appear more classy, than childish or gimmicky. The handset can be had in three variants with black-to-red, black-to-white, or orange-to-gold layers.

7. HTC Desire 820

HTC has been pumping out some pretty potent Desire midrangers lately. Most of them don't go too far in the looks department – the manufacturer mostly makes them sleek and low-profile, with only a few stylish accents embedded into the chassis, as to keep it fresh. Well, the Desire 820 is not exactly a follower of those guidelines, as the handset comes in a variety of almost candy-like colors – excluding the mandatory black and white models, there is a baby blue, a light pink one, and a red one for those who need the smartphone's looks to pack a bit of an aggressive punch.

8. Xiaomi Redmi 2

The market in China seems to have the hots for the good old iPhone 5c look, with its plastic back, rounded-off corners, and candy-like colors. At least, that's the conclusion we can make, while watching local competitors churning out Android-powered handsets, following the same design philosophy. One of the best known China-based manufacturers – Xiaomi – is also present in said race. Its contender is the newest Redmi 2 handset and it comes in black, white, aqua green, light pink, and yellow – pretty!

9. Meizu m1 note / m1 mini

Being an up-and-comer and positioning itself as a direct competitor to Xiaomi, Meizu's newest midrangers – the m1 note and m1 mini come in their own selection of screaming colors. The larger m1 note is available in white, yellow, green, blue, and pink, while its smaller sibling adds red and orange to the mix, as well as the more extravagant purple and violet. And while you may think that this handset is for the China market only, let us remind you that it will actually be hitting Meisu's international store – meizumart.com – pretty soon!