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Ugly, uglier, ugliest: abominable phones that should have never existed, but yet did

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By Victor Hristov

Updated: Dec 19, 2012, 9:04 AM

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Ugly, uglier, ugliest: abominable phones that should have never existed, but yet did

We love original product design. In a world of greyish slabs, new ideas stand out and are always welcome. Some of the products we remember, though, just took it too far.

We don’t have a triangular tablet yet for a reason. What’s strange, though, is that those devices listed below are quite real, and were sold for a lot of money back in the day. Some of them even aspired to lead the way for others.

It never worked that way, and if you’ve ever looked about examples of what one should NOT do in product design, take a look at the gadgets below.

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Victor, a seasoned mobile technology expert, has spent over a decade at PhoneArena, exploring the depths of mobile photography and reviewing hundreds of smartphones across Android and iOS ecosystems. His passion for technology, coupled with his extensive knowledge of smartphone cameras and battery life, has positioned him as a leading voice in the mobile tech industry.

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