Cellphones have been always great accessories. We carry them everywhere, to the office, party, lunch break, travel, vacations, theater, concerts, and restaurants; which means it has to fit your look at any time of the day. Carrying a fashionable phone is a must these days. Luckily there are lots of them to choose from. Starting from the obvious Prada and then going with special editions of Nokia, LG and Sony Ericsson. These stylish phones created for the trendy customer that sees in the phone extension of their personal taste. here are the best picks of fashionable phones I found (sorry iPhone is not included):
1. Gresso Avantgarde Sol
Gresso's new intellectual mobile phone made of Gold and African Blackwood. The case of Gresso Avantgarde is manually manufactured and fastened with Gold screws.
The name of the new Gresso Avantgarde is derived from the French avant-garde, which means "to be ahead of the time". Gresso Avantgarde is powered by the Gresso operating system based on the new Windows Mobile 6 Standard. It provides quick and easy access to the most frequently used applications. TFT display of the phone supports up to 65k colors (320 x 240 pixels). Built-in 2 megapixel camera.
The mobile phone has all the functions that today’s mobile consumers demand. It supports Outlook, Pocket MSN, EMS/MMS/SMS, Bluetooth, synchronization with the PC. The organizer will help to plan working day, there is a calculator, a MP3-player.
Will be available end of 2007
2. Sony Ericsson S500i
In harmony - The slim S500i keeps you in harmony with the world around you. Let desktop and menu themes change with the season; or as day turns to night.
Inspired by nature - Slide the S500i open to reveal materials and patterns inspired by nature. See hidden illumination appear when a call comes in. The S500i - it's full of surprises.
Share your life in pictures - Enjoy life - and share it. Snap a picture with the S500i camera and send it to your blog in an instant.
Connect to your PC - Images from phone to computer, music files from computer to phone: all you need to connect, drag and drop is included in the S500i phone kit.
$302.99
3. LG KE970 Shine
The LG KE970 is a beautiful & highly capable mobile phone which is better known as the LG Shine. The beautiful KE970 Shine is the second Black Label Series mobile handset to be deigned by LG. The highly attractive mobile phone has been given the name LG Shine due to its stunning appearance & mirror effect casing. The LG Shine comes in a super slim casing with a tactile slide opening mechanism. The phone comes with a shiny stainless steel casing & with a large mirror effect screen. The screen displays a real mirror when the LG Shine is in its closed position, for all to admire.
The large screen provides a screen resolution of 240 x 320 pixels on a 2.2 Inch high colour screen. The screen provides the user with a sharp & clear viewing tool which comes with the stylish mirror effect feature. The user can take photos & record video footage with ease using the built in imaging features. The user can save, edit, share & store their photos & video footage. The LG KE970 Shine comes with a photo album & video gallery which allows the user to store & locate their photos & video easily.
Price: $374.83
4. Nokia 8600 Luna
This high-end fashion phone sports a sleek extending design employing exotic materials such as a hardened glass front and stainless steel body. Key features include a QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, quad-band GSM, EDGE data, and Flash Lite 1.1.
Price: $956.98
5. LG KE850 Prada
The PRADA Phone by LG introduces the world’s first advanced touch interface which eliminates the conventional keypad making the overall usage experience a highly tactile one. An extra wide LCD screen maximizes visual impact, allowing the user to benefit from several key features of the phone, including the 2 mega pixel camera featuring Schneider-Kreuznach lens, video player and document viewer capacity. Above all, these features contribute to the phone’s beautifully sleek and simplistic appearance.
Glowing icons on the face of the phone disappear when not in use to reveal a pure, un-adulterated black exterior. The phone is ultra thin (just 12 mm), nonetheless it hosts an array of additional multimedia functions, including an MP3 player and a music multitasking function for messaging. It also boasts an external memory slot, allowing the user to increase memory capacity for images, music and film clips.
Price: $579.99