Where are the beautiful phones?

There used to be so many cool, beautiful phones, but today there are only identical “black mirrors”.

Yes, if you compare smartphones, you can find better and worse designs. A black rectangle, after all, can be made with rounded corners, or with another; a matte or glossy case; play with the camera block, etc.

Smartphone Apple iPhone 16 (2024) — Apple iPhone 16 (2024)

I’m more about innovative design. I’m trying to understand what attracts me to those small phones with buttons and joysticks, whether they are needed today or are they a step back for the sake of nostalgia, and not real convenience. Or maybe a new form is needed, but what kind?

All these beauties have moved to a virtual environment, and the smartphone has become a thin client that is required to interfere as little as possible. Perhaps this is good.