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  Kyocera DS-320

  💎 Rarity Index: A (Rare)

  ⭐ WOW Factor: The first ever phone that could have a camera attached to it, back in 1997

  👁 Evaluation in my collection: Good – 8.5/10

  ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: YES

  📅 Release Year: 1997 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

  📊 Units Sold: ~100k

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  📰 Why this phone matters: The concept of mobile phones equipped with camera functions is not uncommon today. However, in the 90s of the last era, it is still a very incredible thing. At that time, the pager boom in China had just passed, and mobile phones were still in the ascendant. Fresh stuff, who would have thought of stuffing a small lens into such a small and exquisite body?
  Japan’s Kyocera first thought of this. In 1997, Kyocera launched a brand-new Datascope series, including DS-110 and DS-320 mobile phones. Monochrome LCD screens seem unremarkable, but, Also launched with them is a very eye-catching accessory-VS-110.

  This accessory is driven by 2 AA batteries, can rotate 210 degrees, and can be movedIt can also be used as a standalone digital camera for video calls on the Internet. It is the world’s first mobile phone equipped with a camera and supports video calls.
  Although the practicality is very low, it is the first step taken by mobile phone manufacturers. From 1997 to 1999, Kyocera conducted two years of research and development on the basis of this mobile phone. In May 1999 The VP-210 is officially launched, which integrates the camera on the top of the phone, is equipped with a 110,000-pixel front lens and a 2-inch TFT color screen. It can not only make video calls, but also take 20 photos and share them via email. The first camera phone in the true sense.

  📝 Reviews when released: W 01 🔗

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  NTT Docomo Mitsubishi Foma D800iDS

  💎 Rarity Index: S (Ultra Rare)

  👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10

  ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO

  📅 Release Year: 2007 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

  📊 Units Sold: ~120k

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  📰 Why this phone matters: With the NTT DoCoMo FOMA D800iDS, Mitsubishi has succeeded in converting the folded mobile phone keypad into a touch panel. The 2.2-inch QVGA liquid crystal screen is divided above and below the fold in the phone frame, and the lower half features a touch panel with touch feedback function. This panel allows users to operate the phone using three, six, or ten keys, as well as to select 2-touch, 5-touch or handwritten text input. When the phone is folded closed, the time and newly received data are displayed in large format on a 144 LED screen. Lined on the back in rubber, the phone can be placed on any hard surface without risk of sliding. The phone also features a scan mode operated with external switches to enable those who do not have full use of their hands to operate the functions easily. In addition to games and paint applications operated via the touch panel, the FOMA D800iDS also features telephone, email, camera, TV-phone, Internet surfing, and JAVA application functions.

  📝 Reviews when released: G Mark 🔗

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  Siemens SX45

  💎 Rarity Index: A (Rare)

  ⭐ WOW Factor: Considered by Siemens: a new milestone in today’s communication

  👁 Evaluation in my collection: As New – 9.8/10

  ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: YES

  📅 Release Year: 2002 | 💰 Release Price: ~1000 €

  📊 Units Sold: ~100k

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  📰 Why this phone matters: The Siemens SX45 is a PDA mobile phone released by Siemens AG in 2002. It was one of the first Pocket PCs with mobile phone functionality. Because of its size and the fact that phone calls could only be made using a headset, it was not really in the same marketing segment as current smartphones.

  It was replaced by the Siemens SX56.

  📝 Reviews when released: Pocket PC FAQ 🔗

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  Sony CMDX 1000

  💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

  👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9/10

  ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO

  📅 Release Year: 1997 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

  📊 Units Sold: ~200k

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  📰 Why this phone matters: Phone CMD-X1000 by Sony is made in the classic shape. Phone dimensions: width – 45 millimeters, height – 150 millimeters, thickness – 33 millimeters. Weight – 235 grams.
  Capacity of Li-Ion battery is 1350 mA?h, this is approximately 70 hours of standby time and 10 hours of talk time.

  📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  Sony CMDX 2000

  💎 Rarity Index: C (Common)

  👁 Evaluation in my collection: As New – 10/10

  ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: YES

  📅 Release Year: 1997 | 💰 Release Price: N/A

  📊 Units Sold: ~150k

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  📰 Why this phone matters: N/A

  📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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  Sony Ericsson Radiden SO213iWR

  💎 Rarity Index: S (Ultra Rare)

  ⭐ WOW Factor: It was notable for being the first Sony Ericsson radiophone to include reception for AM, FM, and TV bands (hence the “Radi-den” name

  👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9/10

  ⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO

  📅 Release Year: 2005 | 💰 Release Price: ~350$

  📊 Units Sold: ~50k

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  📰 Why this phone matters: The Radiden is not a separate manufacturer but a product name created by Sony Ericsson exclusively for the Japanese market, and this particular device is the Sony Ericsson Radiden SO213iWR, released in late 2005 for NTT DoCoMo only, making it a true Japan domestic model that was never intended for export or international sales. The name Radiden comes from a contraction of the Japanese words for radio and telephone and was used by Sony Ericsson to highlight the phone primary purpose rather than its telephony features. This is not a normal mobile phone with a radio function added as an afterthought. It is a fully dedicated multi band radio receiver that happens to include mobile connectivity, featuring TV radio, FM radio, and AM radio through a standalone tuner module that can operate independently of the cellular network, meaning the radio works even with no SIM activity and minimal phone usage. At a time when most phones were simplifying hardware, this device went in the opposite direction by integrating a real broadcast receiver with physical preset buttons, a separate radio display, and ergonomics closer to a portable radio than a handset. Sony Ericsson leveraged its deep background in consumer electronics and broadcasting hardware for this model, something very few mobile manufacturers could do at the time. The Radiden line was aimed at commuters and emergency use cases in Japan where live broadcast access was considered essential, especially during natural disasters. Its strict DoCoMo only certification, Japanese language interface, and domestic regulatory markings confirm it as a Japan only experiment in hybrid hardware design, and today it stands as one of the most unusual crossover devices ever released under the Sony Ericsson name, combining mobile telephony and independent broadcast radio in a way that has never been repeated since.

  📝 Reviews when released: N/A 💔

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