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The mobile phone market has become an increasingly competitive arena over the past few years, and even big name companies have struggled to compete.
So it’s no surprise that some firms have gone a little crazy and created zany handsets designed to meet specific segments of the market. These have ranged from indestructible goliath handsets to spy-busting covert comms devices.
Here to make sure you don’t miss any of the wonderfully focused devices, we’ve created a definitive top 10 list detailing the best bespoke smartphones currently on the market.
10. Samsung Galaxy K Zoom - optical zoom for distant snappers
Most people use their smartphones as cameras, but one of the biggest problems hampering avid smartphone photographers the devices' digital zoom function.
This use of digital zoom has meant that any business user in an industry like media, fashion or design who could actually use a camera-phone can take shots only of things that are directly in front of them rather than in the distance.
The Samsung Galaxy K Zoom fixes this with a hefty component that lets its 20.7MP rear camera offer 10x optical zoom.
9. The Amazon Fire - for crazy shopaholics
Every company under the sun is trying to get a bigger chunk of the e-commerce market, but few have taken it to the extremes of the Fire smartphone.
The handset comes with a FireFly feature can be activated any time via a physical shortcut key on the Fire Phone’s side and grants a variety of powers, including the ability to use the rear camera to recognise and draw information from Amazon’s database on a number of items.
These include books, DVDs, phone numbers, QR codes, CDs, URLs, famous artwork and barcodes which, if recognised, let the user purchase the item straight away, via Amazon of course.
For those who just have to snap up a bargain whenever they see it, this could be the phone for you.
8. The LG G Flex 2 - for those who like curves
LG has been pitching its curved display tech as a key differentiator for the past couple of years. This continued at the start of 2015 with the LG G Flex 2.
The G Flex 2’s standout feature is its 'flexible', curved 5.5in, 1080p, OLED display which, according to LG, is 30 percent more durable and crack proof than its predecessor and can absorb impacts when it hits a hard surface.
We’re not sure there’s any real performance benefits in having a curved screen, but it does make the G Flex 2 one of the most distinctive handsets currently available.
7. Lumia 1020 - for photography lovers
It's now almost two years old, but there is still little to challenge the Lumia 1020 in the smartphone market when it comes to camera technology thanks to its 41MP rear-facing camera.
The Lumia 1020 remains a top quality choice for anyone with even a passing interest in photography, or indeed those who do it as part of their job.
Furthermore, Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS is now equipped with almost all the key apps, and Microsoft’s new Windows 10 OS will arrive on phones later this year bringing a host of new features to the phone.
6. Vertu Signature - for the unstably rich
Vertu makes phones that hark back to the heady pre-recession years, when James Bond had stealth boats and watch lasers and Northern Rock looked like a good place to keep your savings.
The handsets cost thousands of pounds, and the British luxury accessory company only makes them for people so seriously well-heeled that they suffer metaphorical vertigo.
Vertu's Signature smartphones start from £10,100, or the equivalent of 16 64GB iPhone 6 handsets.
Mostly shunning touch screens and svelte chassis for physical keyboards and blocky proportions, Vertu's phones are targeted at the kind of people with more money than sense or taste, such as the average oligarch.
For the type of cash that would give your bank manager a heart murmur, you do get a handmade phone wrapped in cow or alligator skin and sporting exotic sounding materials like zirconia.
Each phone also comes with a concierge service, which Vertu claims "provides personalised assistance for almost anything you desire, day or night, no matter where you are".
Vertu's Red Gold Black DLC handset tops out at a frankly absurd £24,000, so the company really does cater for those who self-identify as ‘stupidly rich'.
For that sum V3 would expect the phone to be wrapped in unicorn hide, and offer an extra-terrestrial concierge service.
5. The Blackphone - for the privacy aware
Don't
trust Apple with your personal details? Scared that Microsoft is
letting the government listen in on your phone calls? Silent Circle's
Blackphone is the smartphone for you.
Described as the 'world's first NSA-proof smartphone', the Blackphone runs a custom version of Google's Android software called PrivatOS which Silent Circle claims keeps users free from the prying eyes of government spooks.
For example, the custom software allows users to make and receive secure phone calls, exchange encrypted text messages, and browse the web anonymously through a virtual private network.
Clearly setting its sights on the enterprise market, Silent Circle also equips the Blackphone with £400 worth of security software and apps, including 2GB of encrypted data via SpiderOak, a two-year subscription to its own security application suite and 1GB of free Disconnect storage each month.
The Blackphone also has an iPhone-rivalling 4.5in HD screen, 2GHz quad-core processor, 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage.
4. The Brick - for lovers of the retro
Retro is in fashion, or at least it was a while ago, which must have been the thinking behind The Brick, essentially a ‘celebration’ of the huge first-generation mobile phones that first hit the streets in the 1980s.
It's mostly a novelty item, but it does come with some notable specs, including a claimed battery life of one to three months (yes, months). Well at that size you'd hope it would last longer than your svelte iPhone.
It also includes the classic game Snake, a torch and a speakerphone option. It works via Bluetooth with your smartphone and can make calls, but that's it. No texting or internet access. Yours for a bargain £29.
3. The Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition - for fans of open source
The Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition is a Linux-powered smartphone that's available in Europe via invitation only and is aimed at open source advocates.
It offers a viable alternative to Google's Android software and is Meizu's first major release in Europe, meaning that the Chinese firm will be as eager to impress with the hardware as Canonical will with the software.
The iPhone lookalike features a 5.36in 1152x1920 screen, octa-core MediaTek processor, 20.7MP rear-facing camera, 2MP front-facing camera and a 2,320mAh battery.
Of course, its standout feature is the Ubuntu operating system, which Canonical said now has over 1,500 scopes and apps.
2. The Panasonic Toughpad - for tough nuts
People working in tough environments must have an ever-present fear that their phone will break or stop working.
Panasonic has attempted to assuage these concerns with two super-rugged phones unveiled in 2014, the Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1.
The FZ-E1 (above) runs Windows 8.1 and has a fully rugged design with MIL-STD-810G certification, IP68 ratings and a three-metre drop resistance. It can operate in temperatures of -20°C to +60°C.
It also has a replaceable and swappable 6200mAh battery that offers 14 hours of continuous data access, 23 hours of talk time or 1,000 hours in standby, and 4G connectivity.
The FZ-X1 (below) has similar specs buts runs Android 4.2.2 as Panasonic looks to meet the needs of enterprises operating open software policies or that favour one platform or the other.
1. Google's Project Ara - for DIY enthusiasts
Really pushing the curve, Google’s Project Ara is an attempt to make it possible to design and build your own smartphone using modular components that can be chopped and changed as desired.
The project was unveiled in 2013 by Google's Motorola unit, and has been growing ever since, and products are due to start being made available before the end of the year. It’s not an official Google product per se, but will use the Android operating system.
Google has high hopes for the smartphone, claiming that it will potentially open up a new era of personal devices that allow people to create something unique for their needs and requirements.
“With a modular platform, you can pick the camera you want for your phone rather than picking your phone for the camera," the firm said.
"You could have a sensor to test if water is clean. You could have a battery that lasts for days. A really awesome speaker. A gamer phone. Or it could even be your car key. The possibilities are limitless.”
The mobile phone market has become an increasingly competitive arena over the past few years, and even big name companies have struggled to compete.
So it’s no surprise that some firms have gone a little crazy and created zany handsets designed to meet specific segments of the market. These have ranged from indestructible goliath handsets to spy-busting covert comms devices.
Here to make sure you don’t miss any of the wonderfully focused devices, we’ve created a definitive top 10 list detailing the best bespoke smartphones currently on the market.
10. Samsung Galaxy K Zoom - optical zoom for distant snappers
Most people use their smartphones as cameras, but one of the biggest problems hampering avid smartphone photographers the devices' digital zoom function.
This use of digital zoom has meant that any business user in an industry like media, fashion or design who could actually use a camera-phone can take shots only of things that are directly in front of them rather than in the distance.
The Samsung Galaxy K Zoom fixes this with a hefty component that lets its 20.7MP rear camera offer 10x optical zoom.
9. The Amazon Fire - for crazy shopaholics
Every company under the sun is trying to get a bigger chunk of the e-commerce market, but few have taken it to the extremes of the Fire smartphone.
The handset comes with a FireFly feature can be activated any time via a physical shortcut key on the Fire Phone’s side and grants a variety of powers, including the ability to use the rear camera to recognise and draw information from Amazon’s database on a number of items.
These include books, DVDs, phone numbers, QR codes, CDs, URLs, famous artwork and barcodes which, if recognised, let the user purchase the item straight away, via Amazon of course.
For those who just have to snap up a bargain whenever they see it, this could be the phone for you.
8. The LG G Flex 2 - for those who like curves
LG has been pitching its curved display tech as a key differentiator for the past couple of years. This continued at the start of 2015 with the LG G Flex 2.
The G Flex 2’s standout feature is its 'flexible', curved 5.5in, 1080p, OLED display which, according to LG, is 30 percent more durable and crack proof than its predecessor and can absorb impacts when it hits a hard surface.
We’re not sure there’s any real performance benefits in having a curved screen, but it does make the G Flex 2 one of the most distinctive handsets currently available.
7. Lumia 1020 - for photography lovers
It's now almost two years old, but there is still little to challenge the Lumia 1020 in the smartphone market when it comes to camera technology thanks to its 41MP rear-facing camera.
The Lumia 1020 remains a top quality choice for anyone with even a passing interest in photography, or indeed those who do it as part of their job.
Furthermore, Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS is now equipped with almost all the key apps, and Microsoft’s new Windows 10 OS will arrive on phones later this year bringing a host of new features to the phone.
Vertu makes phones that hark back to the heady pre-recession years, when James Bond had stealth boats and watch lasers and Northern Rock looked like a good place to keep your savings.
The handsets cost thousands of pounds, and the British luxury accessory company only makes them for people so seriously well-heeled that they suffer metaphorical vertigo.
Vertu's Signature smartphones start from £10,100, or the equivalent of 16 64GB iPhone 6 handsets.
Mostly shunning touch screens and svelte chassis for physical keyboards and blocky proportions, Vertu's phones are targeted at the kind of people with more money than sense or taste, such as the average oligarch.
For the type of cash that would give your bank manager a heart murmur, you do get a handmade phone wrapped in cow or alligator skin and sporting exotic sounding materials like zirconia.
Each phone also comes with a concierge service, which Vertu claims "provides personalised assistance for almost anything you desire, day or night, no matter where you are".
Vertu's Red Gold Black DLC handset tops out at a frankly absurd £24,000, so the company really does cater for those who self-identify as ‘stupidly rich'.
For that sum V3 would expect the phone to be wrapped in unicorn hide, and offer an extra-terrestrial concierge service.
Don't
trust Apple with your personal details? Scared that Microsoft is
letting the government listen in on your phone calls? Silent Circle's
Blackphone is the smartphone for you.Described as the 'world's first NSA-proof smartphone', the Blackphone runs a custom version of Google's Android software called PrivatOS which Silent Circle claims keeps users free from the prying eyes of government spooks.
For example, the custom software allows users to make and receive secure phone calls, exchange encrypted text messages, and browse the web anonymously through a virtual private network.
Clearly setting its sights on the enterprise market, Silent Circle also equips the Blackphone with £400 worth of security software and apps, including 2GB of encrypted data via SpiderOak, a two-year subscription to its own security application suite and 1GB of free Disconnect storage each month.
The Blackphone also has an iPhone-rivalling 4.5in HD screen, 2GHz quad-core processor, 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage.
4. The Brick - for lovers of the retro
Retro is in fashion, or at least it was a while ago, which must have been the thinking behind The Brick, essentially a ‘celebration’ of the huge first-generation mobile phones that first hit the streets in the 1980s.
It's mostly a novelty item, but it does come with some notable specs, including a claimed battery life of one to three months (yes, months). Well at that size you'd hope it would last longer than your svelte iPhone.
It also includes the classic game Snake, a torch and a speakerphone option. It works via Bluetooth with your smartphone and can make calls, but that's it. No texting or internet access. Yours for a bargain £29.
3. The Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition - for fans of open source
The Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition is a Linux-powered smartphone that's available in Europe via invitation only and is aimed at open source advocates.
It offers a viable alternative to Google's Android software and is Meizu's first major release in Europe, meaning that the Chinese firm will be as eager to impress with the hardware as Canonical will with the software.
The iPhone lookalike features a 5.36in 1152x1920 screen, octa-core MediaTek processor, 20.7MP rear-facing camera, 2MP front-facing camera and a 2,320mAh battery.
Of course, its standout feature is the Ubuntu operating system, which Canonical said now has over 1,500 scopes and apps.
2. The Panasonic Toughpad - for tough nuts
People working in tough environments must have an ever-present fear that their phone will break or stop working.
Panasonic has attempted to assuage these concerns with two super-rugged phones unveiled in 2014, the Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1.
The FZ-E1 (above) runs Windows 8.1 and has a fully rugged design with MIL-STD-810G certification, IP68 ratings and a three-metre drop resistance. It can operate in temperatures of -20°C to +60°C.
It also has a replaceable and swappable 6200mAh battery that offers 14 hours of continuous data access, 23 hours of talk time or 1,000 hours in standby, and 4G connectivity.
The FZ-X1 (below) has similar specs buts runs Android 4.2.2 as Panasonic looks to meet the needs of enterprises operating open software policies or that favour one platform or the other.
1. Google's Project Ara - for DIY enthusiasts
Really pushing the curve, Google’s Project Ara is an attempt to make it possible to design and build your own smartphone using modular components that can be chopped and changed as desired.
The project was unveiled in 2013 by Google's Motorola unit, and has been growing ever since, and products are due to start being made available before the end of the year. It’s not an official Google product per se, but will use the Android operating system.
Google has high hopes for the smartphone, claiming that it will potentially open up a new era of personal devices that allow people to create something unique for their needs and requirements.
“With a modular platform, you can pick the camera you want for your phone rather than picking your phone for the camera," the firm said.
"You could have a sensor to test if water is clean. You could have a battery that lasts for days. A really awesome speaker. A gamer phone. Or it could even be your car key. The possibilities are limitless.”