Flip phones, lipstick phones, mango phones ? the announcement that Nokia may be reissuing the iconic 3310 mobile phone has the Dezeen team reminiscing about the handsets of years gone by.
From the fruit-shaped oddity that was Nokia's 7600 to the flippable Motorola Razr, these are the classic cellphone designs that hold a special place in our hearts.

Nokia 7600 ? launched 2003
Mobile phone design went a bit mad in the early 00s as manufacturers, feeling threatened by the rise of mobile gaming consoles and a slew of innovations from new entrants, tried in vain to find a new form factor to replace the old candy-bar shape.
The mango-shaped Nokia 7600, one of the maddest, was a cross between a handset and a gaming controller, with a screen in the centre and buttons on either side, meaning you needed to dial with both thumbs. Dezeen founders Marcus Fairs and Rupinder Bhogal both briefly had this phone. "I was given one of these by Nokia and I actually used it until product designer Richard Seymour laughed at me and shamed me into getting rid of it," said Fairs. "It had some good points: the screen was large and colourful and the carry strap was genuinely useful."

Nokia 3310 ? launched 2000
When it launched, the 3310 became a much-loved classic thanks to its long battery life, resilient casing and collection of features including the game Snake. At the point of its retirement in 2005, it was ? according to Nokia ? the world's bestselling phone, having sold ...